Q: Is 5,509,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,509,600 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 5,509,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 71 80 97 100 142 160 194 200 284 355 388 400 485 568 710 776 800 970 1,136 1,420 1,552 1,775 1,940 2,272 2,425 2,840 3,104 3,550 3,880 4,850 5,680 6,887 7,100 7,760 9,700 11,360 13,774 14,200 15,520 19,400 27,548 28,400 34,435 38,800 55,096 56,800 68,870 77,600 110,192 137,740 172,175 220,384 275,480 344,350 550,960 688,700 1,101,920 1,377,400 2,754,800 and 5,509,600, with no remainder.

Since 5,509,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,509,600, 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).