Q: Is 5,616,072 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,616,072 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 5,616,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 11 12 14 18 21 22 24 28 33 36 42 44 56 63 66 72 77 84 88 99 126 132 154 168 198 231 252 264 308 396 462 504 616 693 792 924 1,013 1,386 1,848 2,026 2,772 3,039 4,052 5,544 6,078 7,091 8,104 9,117 11,143 12,156 14,182 18,234 21,273 22,286 24,312 28,364 33,429 36,468 42,546 44,572 56,728 63,819 66,858 72,936 78,001 85,092 89,144 100,287 127,638 133,716 156,002 170,184 200,574 234,003 255,276 267,432 312,004 401,148 468,006 510,552 624,008 702,009 802,296 936,012 1,404,018 1,872,024 2,808,036 and 5,616,072, with no remainder.

Since 5,616,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,616,072, 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).