Q: Is 5,788,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,788,500 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 5,788,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 17 20 25 30 34 50 51 60 68 75 85 100 102 125 150 170 204 227 250 255 300 340 375 425 454 500 510 681 750 850 908 1,020 1,135 1,275 1,362 1,500 1,700 2,125 2,270 2,550 2,724 3,405 3,859 4,250 4,540 5,100 5,675 6,375 6,810 7,718 8,500 11,350 11,577 12,750 13,620 15,436 17,025 19,295 22,700 23,154 25,500 28,375 34,050 38,590 46,308 56,750 57,885 68,100 77,180 85,125 96,475 113,500 115,770 170,250 192,950 231,540 289,425 340,500 385,900 482,375 578,850 964,750 1,157,700 1,447,125 1,929,500 2,894,250 and 5,788,500, with no remainder.

Since 5,788,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,788,500, 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).