Q: Is 5,284,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,284,960 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 5,284,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 29 32 34 40 58 67 68 80 85 116 134 136 145 160 170 232 268 272 290 335 340 464 493 536 544 580 670 680 928 986 1,072 1,139 1,160 1,340 1,360 1,943 1,972 2,144 2,278 2,320 2,465 2,680 2,720 3,886 3,944 4,556 4,640 4,930 5,360 5,695 7,772 7,888 9,112 9,715 9,860 10,720 11,390 15,544 15,776 18,224 19,430 19,720 22,780 31,088 33,031 36,448 38,860 39,440 45,560 62,176 66,062 77,720 78,880 91,120 132,124 155,440 165,155 182,240 264,248 310,880 330,310 528,496 660,620 1,056,992 1,321,240 2,642,480 and 5,284,960, with no remainder.

Since 5,284,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,284,960, 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).