Q: Is 5,322,624 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,322,624 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 5,322,624 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 64 83 96 128 166 167 192 249 332 334 384 498 501 664 668 996 1,002 1,328 1,336 1,992 2,004 2,656 2,672 3,984 4,008 5,312 5,344 7,968 8,016 10,624 10,688 13,861 15,936 16,032 21,376 27,722 31,872 32,064 41,583 55,444 64,128 83,166 110,888 166,332 221,776 332,664 443,552 665,328 887,104 1,330,656 1,774,208 2,661,312 and 5,322,624, with no remainder.

Since 5,322,624 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,322,624, 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).