Q: Is 5,101,005 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,101,005 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 5,101,005 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 13 15 21 35 37 39 65 91 101 105 111 185 195 259 273 303 455 481 505 555 707 777 1,295 1,313 1,365 1,443 1,515 2,121 2,405 3,367 3,535 3,737 3,885 3,939 6,565 7,215 9,191 10,101 10,605 11,211 16,835 18,685 19,695 26,159 27,573 45,955 48,581 50,505 56,055 78,477 130,795 137,865 145,743 242,905 340,067 392,385 728,715 1,020,201 1,700,335 and 5,101,005, with no remainder.

Since 5,101,005 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,101,005, 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).