Q: Is 5,131,242 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 5,131,242 is a composite number.

Why is 5,131,242 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 5,131,242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 167 334 501 569 1,002 1,138 1,503 1,707 3,006 3,414 4,509 5,121 9,018 10,242 15,363 30,726 95,023 190,046 285,069 570,138 855,207 1,710,414 2,565,621 and 5,131,242, with no remainder.

Since 5,131,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,131,242, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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