Q: Is 5,843,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,843,700 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 5,843,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 43 45 50 60 75 86 90 100 129 150 151 172 180 215 225 258 300 302 387 430 450 453 516 604 645 755 774 860 900 906 1,075 1,290 1,359 1,510 1,548 1,812 1,935 2,150 2,265 2,580 2,718 3,020 3,225 3,775 3,870 4,300 4,530 5,436 6,450 6,493 6,795 7,550 7,740 9,060 9,675 11,325 12,900 12,986 13,590 15,100 19,350 19,479 22,650 25,972 27,180 32,465 33,975 38,700 38,958 45,300 58,437 64,930 67,950 77,916 97,395 116,874 129,860 135,900 162,325 194,790 233,748 292,185 324,650 389,580 486,975 584,370 649,300 973,950 1,168,740 1,460,925 1,947,900 2,921,850 and 5,843,700, with no remainder.

Since 5,843,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,843,700, 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).