Q: Is 5,201,301 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,201,301 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 5,201,301 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 41 49 123 147 287 861 863 2,009 2,589 6,027 6,041 18,123 35,383 42,287 106,149 126,861 247,681 743,043 1,733,767 and 5,201,301, with no remainder.

Since 5,201,301 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,201,301, 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).