Q: Is 5,615,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,615,500 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 5,615,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 25 44 50 55 100 110 125 220 250 275 500 550 1,021 1,100 1,375 2,042 2,750 4,084 5,105 5,500 10,210 11,231 20,420 22,462 25,525 44,924 51,050 56,155 102,100 112,310 127,625 224,620 255,250 280,775 510,500 561,550 1,123,100 1,403,875 2,807,750 and 5,615,500, with no remainder.

Since 5,615,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,615,500, 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).