Q: Is 5,542,425 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,542,425 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 5,542,425 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 17 21 23 25 27 35 45 51 63 69 75 81 85 105 115 119 135 153 161 175 189 207 225 255 315 345 357 391 405 425 459 483 525 567 575 595 621 675 765 805 945 1,035 1,071 1,173 1,275 1,377 1,449 1,575 1,725 1,785 1,863 1,955 2,025 2,295 2,415 2,737 2,835 2,975 3,105 3,213 3,519 3,825 4,025 4,347 4,725 5,175 5,355 5,865 6,885 7,245 8,211 8,925 9,315 9,639 9,775 10,557 11,475 12,075 13,041 13,685 14,175 15,525 16,065 17,595 21,735 24,633 26,775 29,325 31,671 34,425 36,225 41,055 46,575 48,195 52,785 65,205 68,425 73,899 80,325 87,975 108,675 123,165 158,355 205,275 221,697 240,975 263,925 326,025 369,495 615,825 791,775 1,108,485 1,847,475 and 5,542,425, with no remainder.

Since 5,542,425 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,542,425, 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).