Q: Is 5,928,624 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,928,624 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 5,928,624 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 3,167 6,334 9,501 12,668 19,002 25,336 28,503 38,004 41,171 50,672 57,006 76,008 82,342 114,012 123,513 152,016 164,684 228,024 247,026 329,368 370,539 456,048 494,052 658,736 741,078 988,104 1,482,156 1,976,208 2,964,312 and 5,928,624, with no remainder.

Since 5,928,624 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,928,624, 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).