Q: Is 5,710,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,710,000 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 5,710,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 125 200 250 400 500 571 625 1,000 1,142 1,250 2,000 2,284 2,500 2,855 4,568 5,000 5,710 9,136 10,000 11,420 14,275 22,840 28,550 45,680 57,100 71,375 114,200 142,750 228,400 285,500 356,875 571,000 713,750 1,142,000 1,427,500 2,855,000 and 5,710,000, with no remainder.

Since 5,710,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,710,000, 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).