Q: Is 5,202,141 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,202,141 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 5,202,141 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 31 61 93 131 183 217 393 427 651 917 1,281 1,891 2,751 4,061 5,673 7,991 12,183 13,237 23,973 28,427 39,711 55,937 85,281 167,811 247,721 743,163 1,734,047 and 5,202,141, with no remainder.

Since 5,202,141 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,202,141, 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).