Q: Is 5,577,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,577,300 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 5,577,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 100 150 180 225 300 450 900 6,197 12,394 18,591 24,788 30,985 37,182 55,773 61,970 74,364 92,955 111,546 123,940 154,925 185,910 223,092 278,865 309,850 371,820 464,775 557,730 619,700 929,550 1,115,460 1,394,325 1,859,100 2,788,650 and 5,577,300, with no remainder.

Since 5,577,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,577,300, 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).