Q: Is 5,888,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,888,700 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 5,888,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 27 30 36 45 50 54 60 75 81 90 100 108 135 150 162 180 225 270 300 324 405 450 540 675 727 810 900 1,350 1,454 1,620 2,025 2,181 2,700 2,908 3,635 4,050 4,362 6,543 7,270 8,100 8,724 10,905 13,086 14,540 18,175 19,629 21,810 26,172 32,715 36,350 39,258 43,620 54,525 58,887 65,430 72,700 78,516 98,145 109,050 117,774 130,860 163,575 196,290 218,100 235,548 294,435 327,150 392,580 490,725 588,870 654,300 981,450 1,177,740 1,472,175 1,962,900 2,944,350 and 5,888,700, with no remainder.

Since 5,888,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,888,700, 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).