Q: Is 5,531,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,531,100 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 5,531,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 103 150 179 206 300 309 358 412 515 537 618 716 895 1,030 1,074 1,236 1,545 1,790 2,060 2,148 2,575 2,685 3,090 3,580 4,475 5,150 5,370 6,180 7,725 8,950 10,300 10,740 13,425 15,450 17,900 18,437 26,850 30,900 36,874 53,700 55,311 73,748 92,185 110,622 184,370 221,244 276,555 368,740 460,925 553,110 921,850 1,106,220 1,382,775 1,843,700 2,765,550 and 5,531,100, with no remainder.

Since 5,531,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,531,100, 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).