Q: Is 5,048,970 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,048,970 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 5,048,970 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 31 61 62 89 93 122 155 178 183 186 267 305 310 366 445 465 534 610 890 915 930 1,335 1,830 1,891 2,670 2,759 3,782 5,429 5,518 5,673 8,277 9,455 10,858 11,346 13,795 16,287 16,554 18,910 27,145 27,590 28,365 32,574 41,385 54,290 56,730 81,435 82,770 162,870 168,299 336,598 504,897 841,495 1,009,794 1,682,990 2,524,485 and 5,048,970, with no remainder.

Since 5,048,970 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,048,970, 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).