Q: Is 5,137,344 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,137,344 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 5,137,344 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 64 72 81 96 108 144 162 192 216 288 324 432 576 648 864 991 1,296 1,728 1,982 2,592 2,973 3,964 5,184 5,946 7,928 8,919 11,892 15,856 17,838 23,784 26,757 31,712 35,676 47,568 53,514 63,424 71,352 80,271 95,136 107,028 142,704 160,542 190,272 214,056 285,408 321,084 428,112 570,816 642,168 856,224 1,284,336 1,712,448 2,568,672 and 5,137,344, with no remainder.

Since 5,137,344 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,137,344, 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).