Q: Is 5,231,421 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 5,231,421 is a composite number.

Why is 5,231,421 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 5,231,421 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 39 61 117 183 549 733 793 2,199 2,379 6,597 7,137 9,529 28,587 44,713 85,761 134,139 402,417 581,269 1,743,807 and 5,231,421, with no remainder.

Since 5,231,421 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,231,421, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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