Q: Is 5,728,128 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,728,128 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 5,728,128 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 56 64 84 96 112 128 168 192 224 336 384 448 672 896 1,344 2,131 2,688 4,262 6,393 8,524 12,786 14,917 17,048 25,572 29,834 34,096 44,751 51,144 59,668 68,192 89,502 102,288 119,336 136,384 179,004 204,576 238,672 272,768 358,008 409,152 477,344 716,016 818,304 954,688 1,432,032 1,909,376 2,864,064 and 5,728,128, with no remainder.

Since 5,728,128 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,728,128, 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).