Q: Is 5,750,990 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,750,990 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 5,750,990 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 29 35 58 70 145 203 290 406 1,015 2,030 2,833 5,666 14,165 19,831 28,330 39,662 82,157 99,155 164,314 198,310 410,785 575,099 821,570 1,150,198 2,875,495 and 5,750,990, with no remainder.

Since 5,750,990 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,750,990, 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).