Q: Is 5,518,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,518,700 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 5,518,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 25 29 44 50 55 58 100 110 116 145 173 220 275 290 319 346 550 580 638 692 725 865 1,100 1,276 1,450 1,595 1,730 1,903 2,900 3,190 3,460 3,806 4,325 5,017 6,380 7,612 7,975 8,650 9,515 10,034 15,950 17,300 19,030 20,068 25,085 31,900 38,060 47,575 50,170 55,187 95,150 100,340 110,374 125,425 190,300 220,748 250,850 275,935 501,700 551,870 1,103,740 1,379,675 2,759,350 and 5,518,700, with no remainder.

Since 5,518,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,518,700, 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).