Q: Is 5,716,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,716,500 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 5,716,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 37 50 60 74 75 100 103 111 125 148 150 185 206 222 250 300 309 370 375 412 444 500 515 555 618 740 750 925 1,030 1,110 1,236 1,500 1,545 1,850 2,060 2,220 2,575 2,775 3,090 3,700 3,811 4,625 5,150 5,550 6,180 7,622 7,725 9,250 10,300 11,100 11,433 12,875 13,875 15,244 15,450 18,500 19,055 22,866 25,750 27,750 30,900 38,110 38,625 45,732 51,500 55,500 57,165 76,220 77,250 95,275 114,330 154,500 190,550 228,660 285,825 381,100 476,375 571,650 952,750 1,143,300 1,429,125 1,905,500 2,858,250 and 5,716,500, with no remainder.

Since 5,716,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,716,500, 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).