Q: Is 5,046,888 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,046,888 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 5,046,888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 11 12 14 21 22 24 28 33 42 44 56 66 77 84 88 132 154 168 231 264 308 462 616 924 1,848 2,731 5,462 8,193 10,924 16,386 19,117 21,848 30,041 32,772 38,234 57,351 60,082 65,544 76,468 90,123 114,702 120,164 152,936 180,246 210,287 229,404 240,328 360,492 420,574 458,808 630,861 720,984 841,148 1,261,722 1,682,296 2,523,444 and 5,046,888, with no remainder.

Since 5,046,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,046,888, 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).