Q: Is 5,838,888 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,838,888 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 5,838,888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 17 22 24 33 34 44 51 66 68 88 102 132 136 187 204 264 374 408 561 748 1,122 1,301 1,496 2,244 2,602 3,903 4,488 5,204 7,806 10,408 14,311 15,612 22,117 28,622 31,224 42,933 44,234 57,244 66,351 85,866 88,468 114,488 132,702 171,732 176,936 243,287 265,404 343,464 486,574 530,808 729,861 973,148 1,459,722 1,946,296 2,919,444 and 5,838,888, with no remainder.

Since 5,838,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,838,888, 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).