Q: Is 5,504,499 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,504,499 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 5,504,499 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 11 13 21 33 39 47 63 77 91 99 117 141 143 169 231 273 329 423 429 507 517 611 693 819 987 1,001 1,183 1,287 1,521 1,551 1,833 1,859 2,961 3,003 3,549 3,619 4,277 4,653 5,499 5,577 6,721 7,943 9,009 10,647 10,857 12,831 13,013 16,731 20,163 23,829 32,571 38,493 39,039 47,047 55,601 60,489 71,487 87,373 117,117 141,141 166,803 262,119 423,423 500,409 611,611 786,357 1,834,833 and 5,504,499, with no remainder.

Since 5,504,499 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,504,499, 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).