Q: Is 5,202,239 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,202,239 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 5,202,239 can be evenly divided by 1 7 743,177 and 5,202,239, with no remainder.

Since 5,202,239 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,202,239, 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).