Q: Is 5,351,472 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,351,472 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 5,351,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 112 126 144 168 252 336 504 1,008 5,309 10,618 15,927 21,236 31,854 37,163 42,472 47,781 63,708 74,326 84,944 95,562 111,489 127,416 148,652 191,124 222,978 254,832 297,304 334,467 382,248 445,956 594,608 668,934 764,496 891,912 1,337,868 1,783,824 2,675,736 and 5,351,472, with no remainder.

Since 5,351,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,351,472, 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).