Q: Is 5,137,860 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,137,860 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 5,137,860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 13 14 15 20 21 26 28 30 35 39 42 52 60 65 70 78 84 91 105 130 140 156 182 195 210 260 273 364 390 420 455 546 780 910 941 1,092 1,365 1,820 1,882 2,730 2,823 3,764 4,705 5,460 5,646 6,587 9,410 11,292 12,233 13,174 14,115 18,820 19,761 24,466 26,348 28,230 32,935 36,699 39,522 48,932 56,460 61,165 65,870 73,398 79,044 85,631 98,805 122,330 131,740 146,796 171,262 183,495 197,610 244,660 256,893 342,524 366,990 395,220 428,155 513,786 733,980 856,310 1,027,572 1,284,465 1,712,620 2,568,930 and 5,137,860, with no remainder.

Since 5,137,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,137,860, 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).