Q: Is 5,128,882 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,128,882 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 5,128,882 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 29 58 319 638 8,039 16,078 88,429 176,858 233,131 466,262 2,564,441 and 5,128,882, with no remainder.

Since 5,128,882 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,128,882, 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).