Q: Is 5,201,660 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,201,660 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 5,201,660 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 34 68 85 170 340 15,299 30,598 61,196 76,495 152,990 260,083 305,980 520,166 1,040,332 1,300,415 2,600,830 and 5,201,660, with no remainder.

Since 5,201,660 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,201,660, 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).