Q: Is 5,040,160 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,040,160 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 5,040,160 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 32 34 40 68 80 85 109 136 160 170 218 272 289 340 436 544 545 578 680 872 1,090 1,156 1,360 1,445 1,744 1,853 2,180 2,312 2,720 2,890 3,488 3,706 4,360 4,624 5,780 7,412 8,720 9,248 9,265 11,560 14,824 17,440 18,530 23,120 29,648 31,501 37,060 46,240 59,296 63,002 74,120 126,004 148,240 157,505 252,008 296,480 315,010 504,016 630,020 1,008,032 1,260,040 2,520,080 and 5,040,160, with no remainder.

Since 5,040,160 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,040,160, 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).