Q: Is 5,005,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 5,005,872 is a composite number.

Why is 5,005,872 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 5,005,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 144 34,763 69,526 104,289 139,052 208,578 278,104 312,867 417,156 556,208 625,734 834,312 1,251,468 1,668,624 2,502,936 and 5,005,872, with no remainder.

Since 5,005,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,005,872, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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