Q: Is 5,600,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,600,500 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 5,600,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 23 25 46 50 92 100 115 125 230 250 460 487 500 575 974 1,150 1,948 2,300 2,435 2,875 4,870 5,750 9,740 11,201 11,500 12,175 22,402 24,350 44,804 48,700 56,005 60,875 112,010 121,750 224,020 243,500 280,025 560,050 1,120,100 1,400,125 2,800,250 and 5,600,500, with no remainder.

Since 5,600,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,600,500, 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).