Q: Is 5,159,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,159,040 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 5,159,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 80 96 120 128 160 192 240 320 384 480 640 960 1,920 2,687 5,374 8,061 10,748 13,435 16,122 21,496 26,870 32,244 40,305 42,992 53,740 64,488 80,610 85,984 107,480 128,976 161,220 171,968 214,960 257,952 322,440 343,936 429,920 515,904 644,880 859,840 1,031,808 1,289,760 1,719,680 2,579,520 and 5,159,040, with no remainder.

Since 5,159,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,159,040, 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).