Q: Is 5,235,510 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,235,510 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 5,235,510 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 30 35 42 70 105 107 210 214 233 321 466 535 642 699 749 1,070 1,165 1,398 1,498 1,605 1,631 2,247 2,330 3,210 3,262 3,495 3,745 4,494 4,893 6,990 7,490 8,155 9,786 11,235 16,310 22,470 24,465 24,931 48,930 49,862 74,793 124,655 149,586 174,517 249,310 349,034 373,965 523,551 747,930 872,585 1,047,102 1,745,170 2,617,755 and 5,235,510, with no remainder.

Since 5,235,510 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,235,510, 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).