Q: Is 5,537,112 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,537,112 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 5,537,112 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 23 24 28 42 46 56 69 84 92 138 161 168 184 276 322 483 552 644 966 1,288 1,433 1,932 2,866 3,864 4,299 5,732 8,598 10,031 11,464 17,196 20,062 30,093 32,959 34,392 40,124 60,186 65,918 80,248 98,877 120,372 131,836 197,754 230,713 240,744 263,672 395,508 461,426 692,139 791,016 922,852 1,384,278 1,845,704 2,768,556 and 5,537,112, with no remainder.

Since 5,537,112 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,537,112, 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).