Q: Is 5,442,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,442,040 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 5,442,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 17 20 34 40 53 68 85 106 136 151 170 212 265 302 340 424 530 604 680 755 901 1,060 1,208 1,510 1,802 2,120 2,567 3,020 3,604 4,505 5,134 6,040 7,208 8,003 9,010 10,268 12,835 16,006 18,020 20,536 25,670 32,012 36,040 40,015 51,340 64,024 80,030 102,680 136,051 160,060 272,102 320,120 544,204 680,255 1,088,408 1,360,510 2,721,020 and 5,442,040, with no remainder.

Since 5,442,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,442,040, 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).