Q: Is 5,460,546 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,460,546 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 5,460,546 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 13 14 21 26 39 42 73 78 91 137 146 182 219 273 274 411 438 511 546 822 949 959 1,022 1,533 1,781 1,898 1,918 2,847 2,877 3,066 3,562 5,343 5,694 5,754 6,643 10,001 10,686 12,467 13,286 19,929 20,002 24,934 30,003 37,401 39,858 60,006 70,007 74,802 130,013 140,014 210,021 260,026 390,039 420,042 780,078 910,091 1,820,182 2,730,273 and 5,460,546, with no remainder.

Since 5,460,546 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,460,546, 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).