Q: Is 5,201,108 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,201,108 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 5,201,108 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 43 44 86 172 473 946 1,892 2,749 5,498 10,996 30,239 60,478 118,207 120,956 236,414 472,828 1,300,277 2,600,554 and 5,201,108, with no remainder.

Since 5,201,108 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,201,108, 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).