Q: Is 5,602,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,602,600 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 5,602,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 109 200 218 257 436 514 545 872 1,028 1,090 1,285 2,056 2,180 2,570 2,725 4,360 5,140 5,450 6,425 10,280 10,900 12,850 21,800 25,700 28,013 51,400 56,026 112,052 140,065 224,104 280,130 560,260 700,325 1,120,520 1,400,650 2,801,300 and 5,602,600, with no remainder.

Since 5,602,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,602,600, 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).