Q: Is 5,102,496 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,102,496 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 5,102,496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 96 112 126 144 168 224 252 288 336 504 672 1,008 2,016 2,531 5,062 7,593 10,124 15,186 17,717 20,248 22,779 30,372 35,434 40,496 45,558 53,151 60,744 70,868 80,992 91,116 106,302 121,488 141,736 159,453 182,232 212,604 242,976 283,472 318,906 364,464 425,208 566,944 637,812 728,928 850,416 1,275,624 1,700,832 2,551,248 and 5,102,496, with no remainder.

Since 5,102,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,102,496, 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).