Q: Is 5,431,416 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,431,416 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 5,431,416 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 19 24 38 43 57 76 86 114 129 152 172 228 258 277 344 456 516 554 817 831 1,032 1,108 1,634 1,662 2,216 2,451 3,268 3,324 4,902 5,263 6,536 6,648 9,804 10,526 11,911 15,789 19,608 21,052 23,822 31,578 35,733 42,104 47,644 63,156 71,466 95,288 126,312 142,932 226,309 285,864 452,618 678,927 905,236 1,357,854 1,810,472 2,715,708 and 5,431,416, with no remainder.

Since 5,431,416 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,431,416, 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).