Q: Is 5,201,007 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,201,007 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 5,201,007 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 49 147 35,381 106,143 247,667 743,001 1,733,669 and 5,201,007, with no remainder.

Since 5,201,007 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,201,007, 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).