Q: Is 5,521,872 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,521,872 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 5,521,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 17 24 34 48 51 67 68 101 102 134 136 201 202 204 268 272 303 402 404 408 536 606 804 808 816 1,072 1,139 1,212 1,608 1,616 1,717 2,278 2,424 3,216 3,417 3,434 4,556 4,848 5,151 6,767 6,834 6,868 9,112 10,302 13,534 13,668 13,736 18,224 20,301 20,604 27,068 27,336 27,472 40,602 41,208 54,136 54,672 81,204 82,416 108,272 115,039 162,408 230,078 324,816 345,117 460,156 690,234 920,312 1,380,468 1,840,624 2,760,936 and 5,521,872, with no remainder.

Since 5,521,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,521,872, 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).