Q: Is 5,637,132 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,637,132 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 5,637,132 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 17 18 34 36 51 61 68 102 122 151 153 183 204 244 302 306 366 453 549 604 612 732 906 1,037 1,098 1,359 1,812 2,074 2,196 2,567 2,718 3,111 4,148 5,134 5,436 6,222 7,701 9,211 9,333 10,268 12,444 15,402 18,422 18,666 23,103 27,633 30,804 36,844 37,332 46,206 55,266 82,899 92,412 110,532 156,587 165,798 313,174 331,596 469,761 626,348 939,522 1,409,283 1,879,044 2,818,566 and 5,637,132, with no remainder.

Since 5,637,132 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,637,132, 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).