Q: Is 5,306,890 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,306,890 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 5,306,890 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 17 19 31 34 38 53 62 85 95 106 155 170 190 265 310 323 527 530 589 646 901 1,007 1,054 1,178 1,615 1,643 1,802 2,014 2,635 2,945 3,230 3,286 4,505 5,035 5,270 5,890 8,215 9,010 10,013 10,070 16,430 17,119 20,026 27,931 31,217 34,238 50,065 55,862 62,434 85,595 100,130 139,655 156,085 171,190 279,310 312,170 530,689 1,061,378 2,653,445 and 5,306,890, with no remainder.

Since 5,306,890 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,306,890, 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).