Q: Is 5,399,940 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,399,940 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 5,399,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 13 14 15 20 21 23 26 28 30 35 39 42 43 46 52 60 65 69 70 78 84 86 91 92 105 115 129 130 138 140 156 161 172 182 195 210 215 230 258 260 273 276 299 301 322 345 364 390 420 430 455 460 483 516 546 559 598 602 644 645 690 780 805 860 897 903 910 966 989 1,092 1,118 1,196 1,204 1,290 1,365 1,380 1,495 1,505 1,610 1,677 1,794 1,806 1,820 1,932 1,978 2,093 2,236 2,415 2,580 2,730 2,795 2,967 2,990 3,010 3,220 3,354 3,588 3,612 3,913 3,956 4,186 4,485 4,515 4,830 4,945 5,460 5,590 5,934 5,980 6,020 6,279 6,708 6,923 7,826 8,372 8,385 8,970 9,030 9,660 9,890 10,465 11,180 11,739 11,868 12,558 12,857 13,846 14,835 15,652 16,770 17,940 18,060 19,565 19,780 20,769 20,930 23,478 25,116 25,714 27,692 29,670 31,395 33,540 34,615 38,571 39,130 41,538 41,860 46,956 51,428 58,695 59,340 62,790 64,285 69,230 77,142 78,260 83,076 89,999 103,845 117,390 125,580 128,570 138,460 154,284 179,998 192,855 207,690 234,780 257,140 269,997 359,996 385,710 415,380 449,995 539,994 771,420 899,990 1,079,988 1,349,985 1,799,980 2,699,970 and 5,399,940, with no remainder.

Since 5,399,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,399,940, 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).