Q: Is 5,142,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 5,142,072 is a composite number.

Why is 5,142,072 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 5,142,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 24 26 39 52 78 104 156 312 16,481 32,962 49,443 65,924 98,886 131,848 197,772 214,253 395,544 428,506 642,759 857,012 1,285,518 1,714,024 2,571,036 and 5,142,072, with no remainder.

Since 5,142,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,142,072, 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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