Q: Is 5,327,616 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,327,616 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 5,327,616 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 56 64 84 96 112 128 168 192 224 256 336 384 448 672 768 896 991 1,344 1,792 1,982 2,688 2,973 3,964 5,376 5,946 6,937 7,928 11,892 13,874 15,856 20,811 23,784 27,748 31,712 41,622 47,568 55,496 63,424 83,244 95,136 110,992 126,848 166,488 190,272 221,984 253,696 332,976 380,544 443,968 665,952 761,088 887,936 1,331,904 1,775,872 2,663,808 and 5,327,616, with no remainder.

Since 5,327,616 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,327,616, 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).