Q: Is 5,328,888 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,328,888 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 5,328,888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 17 24 34 37 51 68 74 102 111 136 148 204 222 296 353 408 444 629 706 888 1,059 1,258 1,412 1,887 2,118 2,516 2,824 3,774 4,236 5,032 6,001 7,548 8,472 12,002 13,061 15,096 18,003 24,004 26,122 36,006 39,183 48,008 52,244 72,012 78,366 104,488 144,024 156,732 222,037 313,464 444,074 666,111 888,148 1,332,222 1,776,296 2,664,444 and 5,328,888, with no remainder.

Since 5,328,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,328,888, 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).