Q: Is 5,127,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,127,120 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 5,127,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 120 144 180 240 360 720 7,121 14,242 21,363 28,484 35,605 42,726 56,968 64,089 71,210 85,452 106,815 113,936 128,178 142,420 170,904 213,630 256,356 284,840 320,445 341,808 427,260 512,712 569,680 640,890 854,520 1,025,424 1,281,780 1,709,040 2,563,560 and 5,127,120, with no remainder.

Since 5,127,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,127,120, 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).