Q: Is 5,845,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,845,000 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 5,845,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 100 125 140 167 175 200 250 280 334 350 500 625 668 700 835 875 1,000 1,169 1,250 1,336 1,400 1,670 1,750 2,338 2,500 3,340 3,500 4,175 4,375 4,676 5,000 5,845 6,680 7,000 8,350 8,750 9,352 11,690 16,700 17,500 20,875 23,380 29,225 33,400 35,000 41,750 46,760 58,450 83,500 104,375 116,900 146,125 167,000 208,750 233,800 292,250 417,500 584,500 730,625 835,000 1,169,000 1,461,250 2,922,500 and 5,845,000, with no remainder.

Since 5,845,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,845,000, 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).