Q: Is 5,118,666 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,118,666 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 5,118,666 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 17 21 34 42 51 67 102 107 119 134 201 214 238 321 357 402 469 642 714 749 938 1,139 1,407 1,498 1,819 2,247 2,278 2,814 3,417 3,638 4,494 5,457 6,834 7,169 7,973 10,914 12,733 14,338 15,946 21,507 23,919 25,466 38,199 43,014 47,838 50,183 76,398 100,366 121,873 150,549 243,746 301,098 365,619 731,238 853,111 1,706,222 2,559,333 and 5,118,666, with no remainder.

Since 5,118,666 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,118,666, 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).