Q: Is 5,502,987 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 5,502,987 is a composite number.

Why is 5,502,987 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 5,502,987 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 63 113 339 773 791 1,017 2,319 2,373 5,411 6,957 7,119 16,233 48,699 87,349 262,047 611,443 786,141 1,834,329 and 5,502,987, with no remainder.

Since 5,502,987 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,502,987, 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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