Q: Is 5,612,607 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,612,607 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 5,612,607 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 11 13 21 33 39 49 63 77 89 91 99 117 143 147 231 267 273 429 441 539 623 637 693 801 819 979 1,001 1,157 1,287 1,617 1,869 1,911 2,937 3,003 3,471 4,361 4,851 5,607 5,733 6,853 7,007 8,099 8,811 9,009 10,413 12,727 13,083 20,559 21,021 24,297 38,181 39,249 47,971 56,693 61,677 63,063 72,891 89,089 114,543 143,913 170,079 267,267 431,739 510,237 623,623 801,801 1,870,869 and 5,612,607, with no remainder.

Since 5,612,607 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,612,607, 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).