Q: Is 5,325,264 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,325,264 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 5,325,264 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 48 54 56 63 72 81 84 108 112 126 144 162 168 189 216 252 324 336 378 432 504 567 587 648 756 1,008 1,134 1,174 1,296 1,512 1,761 2,268 2,348 3,024 3,522 4,109 4,536 4,696 5,283 7,044 8,218 9,072 9,392 10,566 12,327 14,088 15,849 16,436 21,132 24,654 28,176 31,698 32,872 36,981 42,264 47,547 49,308 63,396 65,744 73,962 84,528 95,094 98,616 110,943 126,792 147,924 190,188 197,232 221,886 253,584 295,848 332,829 380,376 443,772 591,696 665,658 760,752 887,544 1,331,316 1,775,088 2,662,632 and 5,325,264, with no remainder.

Since 5,325,264 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,325,264, 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).