Q: Is 5,548,152 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,548,152 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 5,548,152 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 19 23 24 38 46 57 69 76 92 114 138 152 184 228 276 437 456 529 552 874 1,058 1,311 1,587 1,748 2,116 2,622 3,174 3,496 4,232 5,244 6,348 10,051 10,488 12,167 12,696 20,102 24,334 30,153 36,501 40,204 48,668 60,306 73,002 80,408 97,336 120,612 146,004 231,173 241,224 292,008 462,346 693,519 924,692 1,387,038 1,849,384 2,774,076 and 5,548,152, with no remainder.

Since 5,548,152 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,548,152, 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).