Q: Is 5,511,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,511,200 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 5,511,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 80 83 100 160 166 200 332 400 415 664 800 830 1,328 1,660 2,075 2,656 3,320 4,150 6,640 6,889 8,300 13,280 13,778 16,600 27,556 33,200 34,445 55,112 66,400 68,890 110,224 137,780 172,225 220,448 275,560 344,450 551,120 688,900 1,102,240 1,377,800 2,755,600 and 5,511,200, with no remainder.

Since 5,511,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,511,200, 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).