Q: Is 5,115,210 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,115,210 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 5,115,210 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 167 334 501 835 1,002 1,021 1,670 2,042 2,505 3,063 5,010 5,105 6,126 10,210 15,315 30,630 170,507 341,014 511,521 852,535 1,023,042 1,705,070 2,557,605 and 5,115,210, with no remainder.

Since 5,115,210 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,115,210, 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).