Q: Is 5,230,407 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,230,407 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 5,230,407 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 13 17 21 23 39 49 51 69 91 119 147 161 221 273 299 343 357 391 483 637 663 833 897 1,029 1,127 1,173 1,547 1,911 2,093 2,499 2,737 3,381 4,459 4,641 5,083 5,831 6,279 7,889 8,211 10,829 13,377 14,651 15,249 17,493 19,159 23,667 32,487 35,581 43,953 57,477 75,803 102,557 106,743 134,113 227,409 249,067 307,671 402,339 747,201 1,743,469 and 5,230,407, with no remainder.

Since 5,230,407 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,230,407, 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).