Q: Is 5,055,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,055,960 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 5,055,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 13 14 15 20 21 24 26 28 30 35 39 40 42 52 56 60 65 70 78 84 91 104 105 120 130 140 156 168 182 195 210 260 273 280 312 364 390 420 455 463 520 546 728 780 840 910 926 1,092 1,365 1,389 1,560 1,820 1,852 2,184 2,315 2,730 2,778 3,241 3,640 3,704 4,630 5,460 5,556 6,019 6,482 6,945 9,260 9,723 10,920 11,112 12,038 12,964 13,890 16,205 18,057 18,520 19,446 24,076 25,928 27,780 30,095 32,410 36,114 38,892 42,133 48,152 48,615 55,560 60,190 64,820 72,228 77,784 84,266 90,285 97,230 120,380 126,399 129,640 144,456 168,532 180,570 194,460 210,665 240,760 252,798 337,064 361,140 388,920 421,330 505,596 631,995 722,280 842,660 1,011,192 1,263,990 1,685,320 2,527,980 and 5,055,960, with no remainder.

Since 5,055,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,055,960, 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).