Q: Is 5,272,512 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,272,512 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 5,272,512 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 56 64 84 96 112 168 192 224 336 448 672 1,344 3,923 7,846 11,769 15,692 23,538 27,461 31,384 47,076 54,922 62,768 82,383 94,152 109,844 125,536 164,766 188,304 219,688 251,072 329,532 376,608 439,376 659,064 753,216 878,752 1,318,128 1,757,504 2,636,256 and 5,272,512, with no remainder.

Since 5,272,512 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,272,512, 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).