Q: Is 5,506,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,506,300 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 5,506,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 25 34 41 50 68 79 82 85 100 158 164 170 205 316 340 395 410 425 697 790 820 850 1,025 1,343 1,394 1,580 1,700 1,975 2,050 2,686 2,788 3,239 3,485 3,950 4,100 5,372 6,478 6,715 6,970 7,900 12,956 13,430 13,940 16,195 17,425 26,860 32,390 33,575 34,850 55,063 64,780 67,150 69,700 80,975 110,126 134,300 161,950 220,252 275,315 323,900 550,630 1,101,260 1,376,575 2,753,150 and 5,506,300, with no remainder.

Since 5,506,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,506,300, 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).