Q: Is 5,506,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,506,600 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 5,506,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 25 40 44 50 55 88 100 110 200 220 275 440 550 1,100 2,200 2,503 5,006 10,012 12,515 20,024 25,030 27,533 50,060 55,066 62,575 100,120 110,132 125,150 137,665 220,264 250,300 275,330 500,600 550,660 688,325 1,101,320 1,376,650 2,753,300 and 5,506,600, with no remainder.

Since 5,506,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,506,600, 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).