Q: Is 5,929,392 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,929,392 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 5,929,392 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 49 56 84 98 112 147 168 196 294 336 392 588 784 1,176 2,352 2,521 5,042 7,563 10,084 15,126 17,647 20,168 30,252 35,294 40,336 52,941 60,504 70,588 105,882 121,008 123,529 141,176 211,764 247,058 282,352 370,587 423,528 494,116 741,174 847,056 988,232 1,482,348 1,976,464 2,964,696 and 5,929,392, with no remainder.

Since 5,929,392 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,929,392, 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).