Q: Is 5,202,108 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,202,108 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 5,202,108 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 83 166 249 332 498 747 996 1,494 1,741 2,988 3,482 5,223 6,964 10,446 15,669 20,892 31,338 62,676 144,503 289,006 433,509 578,012 867,018 1,300,527 1,734,036 2,601,054 and 5,202,108, with no remainder.

Since 5,202,108 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,202,108, 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).