Q: Is 5,316,903 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,316,903 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 5,316,903 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 19 31 51 57 59 93 153 171 177 279 323 527 531 589 969 1,003 1,121 1,581 1,767 1,829 2,907 3,009 3,363 4,743 5,301 5,487 9,027 10,013 10,089 16,461 19,057 30,039 31,093 34,751 57,171 90,117 93,279 104,253 171,513 279,837 312,759 590,767 1,772,301 and 5,316,903, with no remainder.

Since 5,316,903 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,316,903, 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).