Q: Is 5,220,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,220,720 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 5,220,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 90 108 120 135 144 180 216 240 270 360 432 540 720 1,080 2,160 2,417 4,834 7,251 9,668 12,085 14,502 19,336 21,753 24,170 29,004 36,255 38,672 43,506 48,340 58,008 65,259 72,510 87,012 96,680 108,765 116,016 130,518 145,020 174,024 193,360 217,530 261,036 290,040 326,295 348,048 435,060 522,072 580,080 652,590 870,120 1,044,144 1,305,180 1,740,240 2,610,360 and 5,220,720, with no remainder.

Since 5,220,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,220,720, 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).