Q: Is 5,504,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,504,000 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 5,504,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 43 50 64 80 86 100 125 128 160 172 200 215 250 256 320 344 400 430 500 512 640 688 800 860 1,000 1,024 1,075 1,280 1,376 1,600 1,720 2,000 2,150 2,560 2,752 3,200 3,440 4,000 4,300 5,120 5,375 5,504 6,400 6,880 8,000 8,600 10,750 11,008 12,800 13,760 16,000 17,200 21,500 22,016 25,600 27,520 32,000 34,400 43,000 44,032 55,040 64,000 68,800 86,000 110,080 128,000 137,600 172,000 220,160 275,200 344,000 550,400 688,000 1,100,800 1,376,000 2,752,000 and 5,504,000, with no remainder.

Since 5,504,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,504,000, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).