Q: Is 5,887,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,887,500 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 5,887,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 125 150 157 250 300 314 375 471 500 625 628 750 785 942 1,250 1,500 1,570 1,875 1,884 2,355 2,500 3,125 3,140 3,750 3,925 4,710 6,250 7,500 7,850 9,375 9,420 11,775 12,500 15,700 18,750 19,625 23,550 37,500 39,250 47,100 58,875 78,500 98,125 117,750 196,250 235,500 294,375 392,500 490,625 588,750 981,250 1,177,500 1,471,875 1,962,500 2,943,750 and 5,887,500, with no remainder.

Since 5,887,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,887,500, 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).