Q: Is 5,252,715 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,252,715 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 5,252,715 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 13 15 27 39 41 45 65 73 117 123 135 195 205 219 351 365 369 533 585 615 657 949 1,095 1,107 1,599 1,755 1,845 1,971 2,665 2,847 2,993 3,285 4,745 4,797 5,535 7,995 8,541 8,979 9,855 14,235 14,391 14,965 23,985 25,623 26,937 38,909 42,705 44,895 71,955 80,811 116,727 128,115 134,685 194,545 350,181 404,055 583,635 1,050,543 1,750,905 and 5,252,715, with no remainder.

Since 5,252,715 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,252,715, 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).