Q: Is 5,618,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,618,000 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 5,618,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 53 80 100 106 125 200 212 250 265 400 424 500 530 848 1,000 1,060 1,325 2,000 2,120 2,650 2,809 4,240 5,300 5,618 6,625 10,600 11,236 13,250 14,045 21,200 22,472 26,500 28,090 44,944 53,000 56,180 70,225 106,000 112,360 140,450 224,720 280,900 351,125 561,800 702,250 1,123,600 1,404,500 2,809,000 and 5,618,000, with no remainder.

Since 5,618,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,618,000, 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).