Q: Is 5,873,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,873,700 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 5,873,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 35 42 50 60 70 75 84 100 105 140 150 175 210 300 350 420 525 700 1,050 2,100 2,797 5,594 8,391 11,188 13,985 16,782 19,579 27,970 33,564 39,158 41,955 55,940 58,737 69,925 78,316 83,910 97,895 117,474 139,850 167,820 195,790 209,775 234,948 279,700 293,685 391,580 419,550 489,475 587,370 839,100 978,950 1,174,740 1,468,425 1,957,900 2,936,850 and 5,873,700, with no remainder.

Since 5,873,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,873,700, 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).