Q: Is 5,409,048 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,409,048 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 5,409,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 23 24 41 46 69 82 92 123 138 164 184 239 246 276 328 478 492 552 717 943 956 984 1,434 1,886 1,912 2,829 2,868 3,772 5,497 5,658 5,736 7,544 9,799 10,994 11,316 16,491 19,598 21,988 22,632 29,397 32,982 39,196 43,976 58,794 65,964 78,392 117,588 131,928 225,377 235,176 450,754 676,131 901,508 1,352,262 1,803,016 2,704,524 and 5,409,048, with no remainder.

Since 5,409,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,409,048, 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).