Q: Is 5,729,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,729,700 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 5,729,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 71 75 100 142 150 213 269 284 300 355 426 538 710 807 852 1,065 1,076 1,345 1,420 1,614 1,775 2,130 2,690 3,228 3,550 4,035 4,260 5,325 5,380 6,725 7,100 8,070 10,650 13,450 16,140 19,099 20,175 21,300 26,900 38,198 40,350 57,297 76,396 80,700 95,495 114,594 190,990 229,188 286,485 381,980 477,475 572,970 954,950 1,145,940 1,432,425 1,909,900 2,864,850 and 5,729,700, with no remainder.

Since 5,729,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,729,700, 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).