Q: Is 5,201,735 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,201,735 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 5,201,735 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 11 35 55 59 77 229 295 385 413 649 1,145 1,603 2,065 2,519 3,245 4,543 8,015 12,595 13,511 17,633 22,715 67,555 88,165 94,577 148,621 472,885 743,105 1,040,347 and 5,201,735, with no remainder.

Since 5,201,735 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,201,735, 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).