Q: Is 5,822,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,822,500 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 5,822,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 25 34 50 68 85 100 125 137 170 250 274 340 425 500 548 625 685 850 1,250 1,370 1,700 2,125 2,329 2,500 2,740 3,425 4,250 4,658 6,850 8,500 9,316 10,625 11,645 13,700 17,125 21,250 23,290 34,250 42,500 46,580 58,225 68,500 85,625 116,450 171,250 232,900 291,125 342,500 582,250 1,164,500 1,455,625 2,911,250 and 5,822,500, with no remainder.

Since 5,822,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,822,500, 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).