Q: Is 5,040,048 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,040,048 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 5,040,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 24 26 39 41 48 52 78 82 104 123 156 164 197 208 246 312 328 394 492 533 591 624 656 788 984 1,066 1,182 1,576 1,599 1,968 2,132 2,364 2,561 3,152 3,198 4,264 4,728 5,122 6,396 7,683 8,077 8,528 9,456 10,244 12,792 15,366 16,154 20,488 24,231 25,584 30,732 32,308 40,976 48,462 61,464 64,616 96,924 105,001 122,928 129,232 193,848 210,002 315,003 387,696 420,004 630,006 840,008 1,260,012 1,680,016 2,520,024 and 5,040,048, with no remainder.

Since 5,040,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,040,048, 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).