Q: Is 5,505,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,505,500 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 5,505,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 13 14 20 22 25 26 28 35 44 50 52 55 65 70 77 91 100 110 121 125 130 140 143 154 175 182 220 242 250 260 275 286 308 325 350 364 385 455 484 500 550 572 605 650 700 715 770 847 875 910 1,001 1,100 1,210 1,300 1,375 1,430 1,540 1,573 1,625 1,694 1,750 1,820 1,925 2,002 2,275 2,420 2,750 2,860 3,025 3,146 3,250 3,388 3,500 3,575 3,850 4,004 4,235 4,550 5,005 5,500 6,050 6,292 6,500 7,150 7,700 7,865 8,470 9,100 9,625 10,010 11,011 11,375 12,100 14,300 15,125 15,730 16,940 17,875 19,250 20,020 21,175 22,022 22,750 25,025 30,250 31,460 35,750 38,500 39,325 42,350 44,044 45,500 50,050 55,055 60,500 71,500 78,650 84,700 100,100 105,875 110,110 125,125 157,300 196,625 211,750 220,220 250,250 275,275 393,250 423,500 500,500 550,550 786,500 1,101,100 1,376,375 2,752,750 and 5,505,500, with no remainder.

Since 5,505,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,505,500, 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).