Q: Is 5,201,405 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,201,405 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 5,201,405 can be evenly divided by 1 5 11 17 55 85 187 935 5,563 27,815 61,193 94,571 305,965 472,855 1,040,281 and 5,201,405, with no remainder.

Since 5,201,405 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,201,405, 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).