Q: Is 5,202,496 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,202,496 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 5,202,496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 16 26 32 37 52 64 74 104 148 169 208 296 338 416 481 592 676 832 962 1,184 1,352 1,924 2,197 2,368 2,704 3,848 4,394 5,408 6,253 7,696 8,788 10,816 12,506 15,392 17,576 25,012 30,784 35,152 50,024 70,304 81,289 100,048 140,608 162,578 200,096 325,156 400,192 650,312 1,300,624 2,601,248 and 5,202,496, with no remainder.

Since 5,202,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,202,496, 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).