Q: Is 5,128,046 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,128,046 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 5,128,046 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 11 14 22 49 67 71 77 98 134 142 154 469 497 539 737 781 938 994 1,078 1,474 1,562 3,283 3,479 4,757 5,159 5,467 6,566 6,958 9,514 10,318 10,934 33,299 36,113 38,269 52,327 66,598 72,226 76,538 104,654 233,093 366,289 466,186 732,578 2,564,023 and 5,128,046, with no remainder.

Since 5,128,046 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,128,046, 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).