Q: Is 5,616,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,616,900 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 5,616,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 79 90 100 150 158 180 225 237 300 316 395 450 474 711 790 900 948 1,185 1,422 1,580 1,975 2,370 2,844 3,555 3,950 4,740 5,925 6,241 7,110 7,900 11,850 12,482 14,220 17,775 18,723 23,700 24,964 31,205 35,550 37,446 56,169 62,410 71,100 74,892 93,615 112,338 124,820 156,025 187,230 224,676 280,845 312,050 374,460 468,075 561,690 624,100 936,150 1,123,380 1,404,225 1,872,300 2,808,450 and 5,616,900, with no remainder.

Since 5,616,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,616,900, 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).