Q: Is 5,005,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,005,000 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 5,005,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 13 14 20 22 25 26 28 35 40 44 50 52 55 56 65 70 77 88 91 100 104 110 125 130 140 143 154 175 182 200 220 250 260 275 280 286 308 325 350 364 385 440 455 500 520 550 572 616 625 650 700 715 728 770 875 910 1,000 1,001 1,100 1,144 1,250 1,300 1,375 1,400 1,430 1,540 1,625 1,750 1,820 1,925 2,002 2,200 2,275 2,500 2,600 2,750 2,860 3,080 3,250 3,500 3,575 3,640 3,850 4,004 4,375 4,550 5,000 5,005 5,500 5,720 6,500 6,875 7,000 7,150 7,700 8,008 8,125 8,750 9,100 9,625 10,010 11,000 11,375 13,000 13,750 14,300 15,400 16,250 17,500 17,875 18,200 19,250 20,020 22,750 25,025 27,500 28,600 32,500 35,000 35,750 38,500 40,040 45,500 48,125 50,050 55,000 56,875 65,000 71,500 77,000 89,375 91,000 96,250 100,100 113,750 125,125 143,000 178,750 192,500 200,200 227,500 250,250 357,500 385,000 455,000 500,500 625,625 715,000 1,001,000 1,251,250 2,502,500 and 5,005,000, with no remainder.

Since 5,005,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,005,000, 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).