Q: Is 5,394,768 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,394,768 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 5,394,768 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 167 334 501 668 673 1,002 1,336 1,346 2,004 2,019 2,672 2,692 4,008 4,038 5,384 8,016 8,076 10,768 16,152 32,304 112,391 224,782 337,173 449,564 674,346 899,128 1,348,692 1,798,256 2,697,384 and 5,394,768, with no remainder.

Since 5,394,768 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,394,768, 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).