Q: Is 5,354,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,354,720 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 5,354,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 32 35 40 49 56 70 80 98 112 140 160 196 224 245 280 392 490 560 683 784 980 1,120 1,366 1,568 1,960 2,732 3,415 3,920 4,781 5,464 6,830 7,840 9,562 10,928 13,660 19,124 21,856 23,905 27,320 33,467 38,248 47,810 54,640 66,934 76,496 95,620 109,280 133,868 152,992 167,335 191,240 267,736 334,670 382,480 535,472 669,340 764,960 1,070,944 1,338,680 2,677,360 and 5,354,720, with no remainder.

Since 5,354,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,354,720, 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).