Q: Is 5,241,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,241,000 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 5,241,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 100 120 125 150 200 250 300 375 500 600 750 1,000 1,500 1,747 3,000 3,494 5,241 6,988 8,735 10,482 13,976 17,470 20,964 26,205 34,940 41,928 43,675 52,410 69,880 87,350 104,820 131,025 174,700 209,640 218,375 262,050 349,400 436,750 524,100 655,125 873,500 1,048,200 1,310,250 1,747,000 2,620,500 and 5,241,000, with no remainder.

Since 5,241,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,241,000, 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).