Q: Is 5,340,804 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,340,804 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 5,340,804 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 31 42 49 62 84 93 98 124 147 186 196 217 293 294 372 434 586 588 651 868 879 1,172 1,302 1,519 1,758 2,051 2,604 3,038 3,516 4,102 4,557 6,076 6,153 8,204 9,083 9,114 12,306 14,357 18,166 18,228 24,612 27,249 28,714 36,332 43,071 54,498 57,428 63,581 86,142 108,996 127,162 172,284 190,743 254,324 381,486 445,067 762,972 890,134 1,335,201 1,780,268 2,670,402 and 5,340,804, with no remainder.

Since 5,340,804 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,340,804, 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).