Q: Is 5,542,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,542,500 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 5,542,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 125 150 250 300 375 500 625 739 750 1,250 1,478 1,500 1,875 2,217 2,500 2,956 3,695 3,750 4,434 7,390 7,500 8,868 11,085 14,780 18,475 22,170 36,950 44,340 55,425 73,900 92,375 110,850 184,750 221,700 277,125 369,500 461,875 554,250 923,750 1,108,500 1,385,625 1,847,500 2,771,250 and 5,542,500, with no remainder.

Since 5,542,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,542,500, 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).