Q: Is 5,664,072 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,664,072 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 5,664,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 23 24 31 46 62 69 92 93 124 138 184 186 248 276 331 372 552 662 713 744 993 1,324 1,426 1,986 2,139 2,648 2,852 3,972 4,278 5,704 7,613 7,944 8,556 10,261 15,226 17,112 20,522 22,839 30,452 30,783 41,044 45,678 60,904 61,566 82,088 91,356 123,132 182,712 236,003 246,264 472,006 708,009 944,012 1,416,018 1,888,024 2,832,036 and 5,664,072, with no remainder.

Since 5,664,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,664,072, 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).