Q: Is 5,522,304 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,522,304 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 5,522,304 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 64 73 96 128 146 192 197 219 292 384 394 438 584 591 788 876 1,168 1,182 1,576 1,752 2,336 2,364 3,152 3,504 4,672 4,728 6,304 7,008 9,344 9,456 12,608 14,016 14,381 18,912 25,216 28,032 28,762 37,824 43,143 57,524 75,648 86,286 115,048 172,572 230,096 345,144 460,192 690,288 920,384 1,380,576 1,840,768 2,761,152 and 5,522,304, with no remainder.

Since 5,522,304 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,522,304, 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).