Q: Is 5,703,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,703,000 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 5,703,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 100 120 125 150 200 250 300 375 500 600 750 1,000 1,500 1,901 3,000 3,802 5,703 7,604 9,505 11,406 15,208 19,010 22,812 28,515 38,020 45,624 47,525 57,030 76,040 95,050 114,060 142,575 190,100 228,120 237,625 285,150 380,200 475,250 570,300 712,875 950,500 1,140,600 1,425,750 1,901,000 2,851,500 and 5,703,000, with no remainder.

Since 5,703,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,703,000, 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).