Q: Is 5,842,512 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,842,512 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 5,842,512 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 24 26 36 39 48 52 72 78 104 117 144 156 208 234 312 468 624 936 1,872 3,121 6,242 9,363 12,484 18,726 24,968 28,089 37,452 40,573 49,936 56,178 74,904 81,146 112,356 121,719 149,808 162,292 224,712 243,438 324,584 365,157 449,424 486,876 649,168 730,314 973,752 1,460,628 1,947,504 2,921,256 and 5,842,512, with no remainder.

Since 5,842,512 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,842,512, 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).