Q: Is 5,400,216 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,400,216 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 5,400,216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 23 24 27 36 46 54 69 72 92 108 138 184 207 216 276 414 552 621 828 1,087 1,242 1,656 2,174 2,484 3,261 4,348 4,968 6,522 8,696 9,783 13,044 19,566 25,001 26,088 29,349 39,132 50,002 58,698 75,003 78,264 100,004 117,396 150,006 200,008 225,009 234,792 300,012 450,018 600,024 675,027 900,036 1,350,054 1,800,072 2,700,108 and 5,400,216, with no remainder.

Since 5,400,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,400,216, 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).