Q: Is 5,583,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,583,900 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 5,583,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 35 42 50 60 70 75 84 100 105 140 150 175 210 300 350 420 525 700 1,050 2,100 2,659 5,318 7,977 10,636 13,295 15,954 18,613 26,590 31,908 37,226 39,885 53,180 55,839 66,475 74,452 79,770 93,065 111,678 132,950 159,540 186,130 199,425 223,356 265,900 279,195 372,260 398,850 465,325 558,390 797,700 930,650 1,116,780 1,395,975 1,861,300 2,791,950 and 5,583,900, with no remainder.

Since 5,583,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,583,900, 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).