Q: Is 5,416,992 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,416,992 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 5,416,992 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 96 112 126 144 168 224 252 288 336 504 672 1,008 2,016 2,687 5,374 8,061 10,748 16,122 18,809 21,496 24,183 32,244 37,618 42,992 48,366 56,427 64,488 75,236 85,984 96,732 112,854 128,976 150,472 169,281 193,464 225,708 257,952 300,944 338,562 386,928 451,416 601,888 677,124 773,856 902,832 1,354,248 1,805,664 2,708,496 and 5,416,992, with no remainder.

Since 5,416,992 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,416,992, 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).