Q: Is 5,474,628 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,474,628 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 5,474,628 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 61 81 108 122 162 183 244 277 324 366 549 554 732 831 1,098 1,108 1,647 1,662 2,196 2,493 3,294 3,324 4,941 4,986 6,588 7,479 9,882 9,972 14,958 16,897 19,764 22,437 29,916 33,794 44,874 50,691 67,588 89,748 101,382 152,073 202,764 304,146 456,219 608,292 912,438 1,368,657 1,824,876 2,737,314 and 5,474,628, with no remainder.

Since 5,474,628 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,474,628, 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).