Q: Is 5,420,430 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,420,430 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 5,420,430 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 30 45 90 229 263 458 526 687 789 1,145 1,315 1,374 1,578 2,061 2,290 2,367 2,630 3,435 3,945 4,122 4,734 6,870 7,890 10,305 11,835 20,610 23,670 60,227 120,454 180,681 301,135 361,362 542,043 602,270 903,405 1,084,086 1,806,810 2,710,215 and 5,420,430, with no remainder.

Since 5,420,430 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,420,430, 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).