Q: Is 5,462,028 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,462,028 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 5,462,028 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 13 18 22 26 33 36 39 44 52 66 78 99 117 132 143 156 198 234 286 396 429 468 572 858 1,061 1,287 1,716 2,122 2,574 3,183 4,244 5,148 6,366 9,549 11,671 12,732 13,793 19,098 23,342 27,586 35,013 38,196 41,379 46,684 55,172 70,026 82,758 105,039 124,137 140,052 151,723 165,516 210,078 248,274 303,446 420,156 455,169 496,548 606,892 910,338 1,365,507 1,820,676 2,731,014 and 5,462,028, with no remainder.

Since 5,462,028 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,462,028, 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).