Q: Is 5,126,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,126,440 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 5,126,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 40 44 55 61 88 110 122 191 220 244 305 382 440 488 610 671 764 955 1,220 1,342 1,528 1,910 2,101 2,440 2,684 3,355 3,820 4,202 5,368 6,710 7,640 8,404 10,505 11,651 13,420 16,808 21,010 23,302 26,840 42,020 46,604 58,255 84,040 93,208 116,510 128,161 233,020 256,322 466,040 512,644 640,805 1,025,288 1,281,610 2,563,220 and 5,126,440, with no remainder.

Since 5,126,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,126,440, 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).