Q: Is 5,977,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,977,700 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 5,977,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 23 25 46 50 92 100 113 115 226 230 452 460 529 565 575 1,058 1,130 1,150 2,116 2,260 2,300 2,599 2,645 2,825 5,198 5,290 5,650 10,396 10,580 11,300 12,995 13,225 25,990 26,450 51,980 52,900 59,777 64,975 119,554 129,950 239,108 259,900 298,885 597,770 1,195,540 1,494,425 2,988,850 and 5,977,700, with no remainder.

Since 5,977,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,977,700, 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).