Q: Is 5,310,816 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,310,816 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 5,310,816 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 49 56 84 96 98 112 147 168 196 224 294 336 392 588 672 784 1,129 1,176 1,568 2,258 2,352 3,387 4,516 4,704 6,774 7,903 9,032 13,548 15,806 18,064 23,709 27,096 31,612 36,128 47,418 54,192 55,321 63,224 94,836 108,384 110,642 126,448 165,963 189,672 221,284 252,896 331,926 379,344 442,568 663,852 758,688 885,136 1,327,704 1,770,272 2,655,408 and 5,310,816, with no remainder.

Since 5,310,816 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,310,816, 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).