Q: Is 5,605,512 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,605,512 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 5,605,512 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 17 22 24 33 34 44 51 66 68 88 102 132 136 187 204 264 374 408 561 748 1,122 1,249 1,496 2,244 2,498 3,747 4,488 4,996 7,494 9,992 13,739 14,988 21,233 27,478 29,976 41,217 42,466 54,956 63,699 82,434 84,932 109,912 127,398 164,868 169,864 233,563 254,796 329,736 467,126 509,592 700,689 934,252 1,401,378 1,868,504 2,802,756 and 5,605,512, with no remainder.

Since 5,605,512 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,605,512, 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).