Q: Is 5,130,426 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,130,426 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 5,130,426 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 23 42 46 47 69 94 113 138 141 161 226 282 322 329 339 483 658 678 791 966 987 1,081 1,582 1,974 2,162 2,373 2,599 3,243 4,746 5,198 5,311 6,486 7,567 7,797 10,622 15,134 15,594 15,933 18,193 22,701 31,866 36,386 37,177 45,402 54,579 74,354 109,158 111,531 122,153 223,062 244,306 366,459 732,918 855,071 1,710,142 2,565,213 and 5,130,426, with no remainder.

Since 5,130,426 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,130,426, 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).