Q: Is 5,533,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,533,800 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 5,533,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 23 24 25 30 40 46 50 60 69 75 92 100 115 120 138 150 184 200 230 276 300 345 401 460 552 575 600 690 802 920 1,150 1,203 1,380 1,604 1,725 2,005 2,300 2,406 2,760 3,208 3,450 4,010 4,600 4,812 6,015 6,900 8,020 9,223 9,624 10,025 12,030 13,800 16,040 18,446 20,050 24,060 27,669 30,075 36,892 40,100 46,115 48,120 55,338 60,150 73,784 80,200 92,230 110,676 120,300 138,345 184,460 221,352 230,575 240,600 276,690 368,920 461,150 553,380 691,725 922,300 1,106,760 1,383,450 1,844,600 2,766,900 and 5,533,800, with no remainder.

Since 5,533,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,533,800, 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).