Q: Is 5,138,910 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,138,910 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 5,138,910 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 27 30 35 42 45 54 63 70 90 105 126 135 189 210 270 315 378 630 945 1,890 2,719 5,438 8,157 13,595 16,314 19,033 24,471 27,190 38,066 40,785 48,942 57,099 73,413 81,570 95,165 114,198 122,355 146,826 171,297 190,330 244,710 285,495 342,594 367,065 513,891 570,990 734,130 856,485 1,027,782 1,712,970 2,569,455 and 5,138,910, with no remainder.

Since 5,138,910 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,138,910, 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).