Q: Is 5,428,542 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 5,428,542 is a composite number.

Why is 5,428,542 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 5,428,542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 17 21 34 42 51 102 119 238 357 714 7,603 15,206 22,809 45,618 53,221 106,442 129,251 159,663 258,502 319,326 387,753 775,506 904,757 1,809,514 2,714,271 and 5,428,542, with no remainder.

Since 5,428,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,428,542, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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