Q: Is 5,042,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,042,520 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 5,042,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 23 24 27 28 29 30 35 36 40 42 45 46 54 56 58 60 63 69 70 72 84 87 90 92 105 108 115 116 120 126 135 138 140 145 161 168 174 180 184 189 203 207 210 216 230 232 252 261 270 276 280 290 315 322 345 348 360 378 406 414 420 435 460 483 504 522 540 552 580 609 621 630 644 667 690 696 756 783 805 812 828 840 870 920 945 966 1,015 1,035 1,044 1,080 1,160 1,218 1,242 1,260 1,288 1,305 1,334 1,380 1,449 1,512 1,566 1,610 1,624 1,656 1,740 1,827 1,890 1,932 2,001 2,030 2,070 2,088 2,415 2,436 2,484 2,520 2,610 2,668 2,760 2,898 3,045 3,105 3,132 3,220 3,335 3,480 3,654 3,780 3,864 3,915 4,002 4,060 4,140 4,347 4,669 4,830 4,872 4,968 5,220 5,336 5,481 5,796 6,003 6,090 6,210 6,264 6,440 6,670 7,245 7,308 7,560 7,830 8,004 8,120 8,280 8,694 9,135 9,338 9,660 10,005 10,440 10,962 11,592 12,006 12,180 12,420 13,340 14,007 14,490 14,616 15,660 16,008 17,388 18,009 18,270 18,676 19,320 20,010 21,735 21,924 23,345 24,012 24,360 24,840 26,680 27,405 28,014 28,980 30,015 31,320 34,776 36,018 36,540 37,352 40,020 42,021 43,470 43,848 46,690 48,024 54,810 56,028 57,960 60,030 70,035 72,036 73,080 80,040 84,042 86,940 90,045 93,380 109,620 112,056 120,060 126,063 140,070 144,072 168,084 173,880 180,090 186,760 210,105 219,240 240,120 252,126 280,140 336,168 360,180 420,210 504,252 560,280 630,315 720,360 840,420 1,008,504 1,260,630 1,680,840 2,521,260 and 5,042,520, with no remainder.

Since 5,042,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,042,520, 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).