Q: Is 5,947,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,947,500 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 5,947,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 25 26 30 39 50 52 60 61 65 75 78 100 122 125 130 150 156 183 195 244 250 260 300 305 325 366 375 390 500 610 625 650 732 750 780 793 915 975 1,220 1,250 1,300 1,500 1,525 1,586 1,625 1,830 1,875 1,950 2,379 2,500 3,050 3,172 3,250 3,660 3,750 3,900 3,965 4,575 4,758 4,875 6,100 6,500 7,500 7,625 7,930 8,125 9,150 9,516 9,750 11,895 15,250 15,860 16,250 18,300 19,500 19,825 22,875 23,790 24,375 30,500 32,500 38,125 39,650 45,750 47,580 48,750 59,475 76,250 79,300 91,500 97,500 99,125 114,375 118,950 152,500 198,250 228,750 237,900 297,375 396,500 457,500 495,625 594,750 991,250 1,189,500 1,486,875 1,982,500 2,973,750 and 5,947,500, with no remainder.

Since 5,947,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,947,500, 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).