Q: Is 5,724,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,724,700 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 5,724,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 19 20 23 25 38 46 50 76 92 95 100 115 131 190 230 262 380 437 460 475 524 575 655 874 950 1,150 1,310 1,748 1,900 2,185 2,300 2,489 2,620 3,013 3,275 4,370 4,978 6,026 6,550 8,740 9,956 10,925 12,052 12,445 13,100 15,065 21,850 24,890 30,130 43,700 49,780 57,247 60,260 62,225 75,325 114,494 124,450 150,650 228,988 248,900 286,235 301,300 572,470 1,144,940 1,431,175 2,862,350 and 5,724,700, with no remainder.

Since 5,724,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,724,700, 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).