Q: Is 5,839,650 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,839,650 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 5,839,650 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 19 25 30 38 45 50 57 75 90 95 114 150 171 190 225 285 342 450 475 570 683 855 950 1,366 1,425 1,710 2,049 2,850 3,415 4,098 4,275 6,147 6,830 8,550 10,245 12,294 12,977 17,075 20,490 25,954 30,735 34,150 38,931 51,225 61,470 64,885 77,862 102,450 116,793 129,770 153,675 194,655 233,586 307,350 324,425 389,310 583,965 648,850 973,275 1,167,930 1,946,550 2,919,825 and 5,839,650, with no remainder.

Since 5,839,650 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,839,650, 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).