Q: Is 5,552,250 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,552,250 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 5,552,250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 11 15 22 25 30 33 50 55 66 75 110 125 150 165 250 275 330 375 550 673 750 825 1,346 1,375 1,650 2,019 2,750 3,365 4,038 4,125 6,730 7,403 8,250 10,095 14,806 16,825 20,190 22,209 33,650 37,015 44,418 50,475 74,030 84,125 100,950 111,045 168,250 185,075 222,090 252,375 370,150 504,750 555,225 925,375 1,110,450 1,850,750 2,776,125 and 5,552,250, with no remainder.

Since 5,552,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,552,250, 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).