Q: Is 5,163,201 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,163,201 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 5,163,201 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 23 69 207 24,943 74,829 224,487 573,689 1,721,067 and 5,163,201, with no remainder.

Since 5,163,201 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,163,201, 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).