Q: Is 10,126,368 a Composite Number?

Why is 10,126,368 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 10,126,368 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 96 112 126 144 168 224 252 288 336 504 672 1,008 2,016 5,023 10,046 15,069 20,092 30,138 35,161 40,184 45,207 60,276 70,322 80,368 90,414 105,483 120,552 140,644 160,736 180,828 210,966 241,104 281,288 316,449 361,656 421,932 482,208 562,576 632,898 723,312 843,864 1,125,152 1,265,796 1,446,624 1,687,728 2,531,592 3,375,456 5,063,184 and 10,126,368, with no remainder.

Since 10,126,368 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,126,368, 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).