Q: Is 5,258,925 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,258,925 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 5,258,925 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 21 25 27 35 45 49 53 63 75 81 105 135 147 159 175 189 225 245 265 315 371 405 441 477 525 567 675 735 795 945 1,113 1,225 1,323 1,325 1,431 1,575 1,855 2,025 2,205 2,385 2,597 2,835 3,339 3,675 3,969 3,975 4,293 4,725 5,565 6,615 7,155 7,791 9,275 10,017 11,025 11,925 12,985 14,175 16,695 19,845 21,465 23,373 27,825 30,051 33,075 35,775 38,955 50,085 64,925 70,119 83,475 99,225 107,325 116,865 150,255 194,775 210,357 250,425 350,595 584,325 751,275 1,051,785 1,752,975 and 5,258,925, with no remainder.

Since 5,258,925 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,258,925, 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).