Q: Is 5,335,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,335,040 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 5,335,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 128 160 256 320 512 521 640 1,024 1,042 1,280 2,048 2,084 2,560 2,605 4,168 5,120 5,210 8,336 10,240 10,420 16,672 20,840 33,344 41,680 66,688 83,360 133,376 166,720 266,752 333,440 533,504 666,880 1,067,008 1,333,760 2,667,520 and 5,335,040, with no remainder.

Since 5,335,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,335,040, 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).