Q: Is 5,508,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,508,800 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 5,508,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 25 32 40 44 50 55 64 80 88 100 110 160 176 200 220 275 313 320 352 400 440 550 626 704 800 880 1,100 1,252 1,565 1,600 1,760 2,200 2,504 3,130 3,443 3,520 4,400 5,008 6,260 6,886 7,825 8,800 10,016 12,520 13,772 15,650 17,215 17,600 20,032 25,040 27,544 31,300 34,430 50,080 55,088 62,600 68,860 86,075 100,160 110,176 125,200 137,720 172,150 220,352 250,400 275,440 344,300 500,800 550,880 688,600 1,101,760 1,377,200 2,754,400 and 5,508,800, with no remainder.

Since 5,508,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,508,800, 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).