Q: Is 5,575,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,575,600 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 5,575,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 53 80 100 106 200 212 263 265 400 424 526 530 848 1,052 1,060 1,315 1,325 2,104 2,120 2,630 2,650 4,208 4,240 5,260 5,300 6,575 10,520 10,600 13,150 13,939 21,040 21,200 26,300 27,878 52,600 55,756 69,695 105,200 111,512 139,390 223,024 278,780 348,475 557,560 696,950 1,115,120 1,393,900 2,787,800 and 5,575,600, with no remainder.

Since 5,575,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,575,600, 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).