Q: Is 5,343,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,343,240 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 5,343,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 56 60 70 84 105 120 140 168 210 280 420 840 6,361 12,722 19,083 25,444 31,805 38,166 44,527 50,888 63,610 76,332 89,054 95,415 127,220 133,581 152,664 178,108 190,830 222,635 254,440 267,162 356,216 381,660 445,270 534,324 667,905 763,320 890,540 1,068,648 1,335,810 1,781,080 2,671,620 and 5,343,240, with no remainder.

Since 5,343,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,343,240, 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).