Q: Is 5,149,470 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,149,470 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 5,149,470 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 17 23 30 34 46 51 69 85 102 115 138 170 230 255 345 391 439 510 690 782 878 1,173 1,317 1,955 2,195 2,346 2,634 3,910 4,390 5,865 6,585 7,463 10,097 11,730 13,170 14,926 20,194 22,389 30,291 37,315 44,778 50,485 60,582 74,630 100,970 111,945 151,455 171,649 223,890 302,910 343,298 514,947 858,245 1,029,894 1,716,490 2,574,735 and 5,149,470, with no remainder.

Since 5,149,470 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,149,470, 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).