Q: Is 5,351,108 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,351,108 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 5,351,108 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 223 446 857 892 1,561 1,714 3,122 3,428 5,999 6,244 11,998 23,996 191,111 382,222 764,444 1,337,777 2,675,554 and 5,351,108, with no remainder.

Since 5,351,108 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,351,108, 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).