Q: Is 5,679,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,679,000 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 5,679,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 50 60 72 75 90 100 120 125 150 180 200 225 250 300 360 375 450 500 600 631 750 900 1,000 1,125 1,262 1,500 1,800 1,893 2,250 2,524 3,000 3,155 3,786 4,500 5,048 5,679 6,310 7,572 9,000 9,465 11,358 12,620 15,144 15,775 18,930 22,716 25,240 28,395 31,550 37,860 45,432 47,325 56,790 63,100 75,720 78,875 94,650 113,580 126,200 141,975 157,750 189,300 227,160 236,625 283,950 315,500 378,600 473,250 567,900 631,000 709,875 946,500 1,135,800 1,419,750 1,893,000 2,839,500 and 5,679,000, with no remainder.

Since 5,679,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,679,000, 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).