Q: Is 5,009,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,009,880 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 5,009,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 83 120 166 249 332 415 498 503 664 830 996 1,006 1,245 1,509 1,660 1,992 2,012 2,490 2,515 3,018 3,320 4,024 4,980 5,030 6,036 7,545 9,960 10,060 12,072 15,090 20,120 30,180 41,749 60,360 83,498 125,247 166,996 208,745 250,494 333,992 417,490 500,988 626,235 834,980 1,001,976 1,252,470 1,669,960 2,504,940 and 5,009,880, with no remainder.

Since 5,009,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,009,880, 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).