Q: Is 5,332,730 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,332,730 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 5,332,730 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 13 17 19 26 34 38 65 85 95 127 130 170 190 221 247 254 323 442 494 635 646 1,105 1,235 1,270 1,615 1,651 2,159 2,210 2,413 2,470 3,230 3,302 4,199 4,318 4,826 8,255 8,398 10,795 12,065 16,510 20,995 21,590 24,130 28,067 31,369 41,021 41,990 56,134 62,738 82,042 140,335 156,845 205,105 280,670 313,690 410,210 533,273 1,066,546 2,666,365 and 5,332,730, with no remainder.

Since 5,332,730 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,332,730, 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).