Q: Is 5,838,072 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,838,072 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 5,838,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 17 24 34 41 51 68 82 102 123 136 164 204 246 328 349 408 492 697 698 984 1,047 1,394 1,396 2,091 2,094 2,788 2,792 4,182 4,188 5,576 5,933 8,364 8,376 11,866 14,309 16,728 17,799 23,732 28,618 35,598 42,927 47,464 57,236 71,196 85,854 114,472 142,392 171,708 243,253 343,416 486,506 729,759 973,012 1,459,518 1,946,024 2,919,036 and 5,838,072, with no remainder.

Since 5,838,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,838,072, 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).