Q: Is 5,511,870 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,511,870 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 5,511,870 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 13 14 15 18 21 26 30 35 39 42 45 63 65 70 78 90 91 105 117 126 130 182 195 210 234 273 315 390 455 546 585 630 673 819 910 1,170 1,346 1,365 1,638 2,019 2,730 3,365 4,038 4,095 4,711 6,057 6,730 8,190 8,749 9,422 10,095 12,114 14,133 17,498 20,190 23,555 26,247 28,266 30,285 42,399 43,745 47,110 52,494 60,570 61,243 70,665 78,741 84,798 87,490 122,486 131,235 141,330 157,482 183,729 211,995 262,470 306,215 367,458 393,705 423,990 551,187 612,430 787,410 918,645 1,102,374 1,837,290 2,755,935 and 5,511,870, with no remainder.

Since 5,511,870 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,511,870, 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).