Q: Is 5,577,750 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,577,750 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 5,577,750 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 25 30 37 45 50 67 74 75 90 111 125 134 150 185 201 222 225 250 333 335 370 375 402 450 555 603 666 670 750 925 1,005 1,110 1,125 1,206 1,665 1,675 1,850 2,010 2,250 2,479 2,775 3,015 3,330 3,350 4,625 4,958 5,025 5,550 6,030 7,437 8,325 8,375 9,250 10,050 12,395 13,875 14,874 15,075 16,650 16,750 22,311 24,790 25,125 27,750 30,150 37,185 41,625 44,622 50,250 61,975 74,370 75,375 83,250 111,555 123,950 150,750 185,925 223,110 309,875 371,850 557,775 619,750 929,625 1,115,550 1,859,250 2,788,875 and 5,577,750, with no remainder.

Since 5,577,750 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,577,750, 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).