Q: Is 5,436,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 5,436,872 is a composite number.

Why is 5,436,872 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 5,436,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 17 28 34 56 68 119 136 238 476 952 5,711 11,422 22,844 39,977 45,688 79,954 97,087 159,908 194,174 319,816 388,348 679,609 776,696 1,359,218 2,718,436 and 5,436,872, with no remainder.

Since 5,436,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,436,872, 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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