Q: Is 5,201,055 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,201,055 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 5,201,055 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 41 45 123 205 369 615 1,845 2,819 8,457 14,095 25,371 42,285 115,579 126,855 346,737 577,895 1,040,211 1,733,685 and 5,201,055, with no remainder.

Since 5,201,055 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,201,055, 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).