Q: Is 5,543,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,543,800 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 5,543,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 53 100 106 200 212 265 424 523 530 1,046 1,060 1,325 2,092 2,120 2,615 2,650 4,184 5,230 5,300 10,460 10,600 13,075 20,920 26,150 27,719 52,300 55,438 104,600 110,876 138,595 221,752 277,190 554,380 692,975 1,108,760 1,385,950 2,771,900 and 5,543,800, with no remainder.

Since 5,543,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,543,800, 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).