Q: Is 5,232,006 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,232,006 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 5,232,006 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 27 29 39 54 58 78 87 117 174 234 257 261 351 377 514 522 702 754 771 783 1,131 1,542 1,566 2,262 2,313 3,341 3,393 4,626 6,682 6,786 6,939 7,453 10,023 10,179 13,878 14,906 20,046 20,358 22,359 30,069 44,718 60,138 67,077 90,207 96,889 134,154 180,414 193,778 201,231 290,667 402,462 581,334 872,001 1,744,002 2,616,003 and 5,232,006, with no remainder.

Since 5,232,006 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,232,006, 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).