Q: Is 5,201,752 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,201,752 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 5,201,752 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 41 82 164 328 15,859 31,718 63,436 126,872 650,219 1,300,438 2,600,876 and 5,201,752, with no remainder.

Since 5,201,752 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,201,752, 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).