Q: Is 5,252,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,252,040 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 5,252,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 81 90 108 120 135 162 180 216 270 324 360 405 540 648 810 1,080 1,620 1,621 3,240 3,242 4,863 6,484 8,105 9,726 12,968 14,589 16,210 19,452 24,315 29,178 32,420 38,904 43,767 48,630 58,356 64,840 72,945 87,534 97,260 116,712 131,301 145,890 175,068 194,520 218,835 262,602 291,780 350,136 437,670 525,204 583,560 656,505 875,340 1,050,408 1,313,010 1,750,680 2,626,020 and 5,252,040, with no remainder.

Since 5,252,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,252,040, 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).