Q: Is 5,549,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,549,400 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 5,549,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 50 60 72 75 90 100 120 150 180 200 225 300 360 450 600 900 1,800 3,083 6,166 9,249 12,332 15,415 18,498 24,664 27,747 30,830 36,996 46,245 55,494 61,660 73,992 77,075 92,490 110,988 123,320 138,735 154,150 184,980 221,976 231,225 277,470 308,300 369,960 462,450 554,940 616,600 693,675 924,900 1,109,880 1,387,350 1,849,800 2,774,700 and 5,549,400, with no remainder.

Since 5,549,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,549,400, 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).