Q: Is 5,313,816 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,313,816 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 5,313,816 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 54 72 73 108 146 216 219 292 337 438 584 657 674 876 1,011 1,314 1,348 1,752 1,971 2,022 2,628 2,696 3,033 3,942 4,044 5,256 6,066 7,884 8,088 9,099 12,132 15,768 18,198 24,264 24,601 36,396 49,202 72,792 73,803 98,404 147,606 196,808 221,409 295,212 442,818 590,424 664,227 885,636 1,328,454 1,771,272 2,656,908 and 5,313,816, with no remainder.

Since 5,313,816 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,313,816, 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).