Q: Is 5,652,672 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,652,672 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 5,652,672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 59 64 96 118 177 192 236 354 472 499 708 944 998 1,416 1,497 1,888 1,996 2,832 2,994 3,776 3,992 5,664 5,988 7,984 11,328 11,976 15,968 23,952 29,441 31,936 47,904 58,882 88,323 95,808 117,764 176,646 235,528 353,292 471,056 706,584 942,112 1,413,168 1,884,224 2,826,336 and 5,652,672, with no remainder.

Since 5,652,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,652,672, 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).