Q: Is 5,459,220 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,459,220 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 5,459,220 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 26 30 36 39 45 52 60 65 78 90 117 130 156 180 195 234 260 390 468 585 780 1,170 2,333 2,340 4,666 6,999 9,332 11,665 13,998 20,997 23,330 27,996 30,329 34,995 41,994 46,660 60,658 69,990 83,988 90,987 104,985 121,316 139,980 151,645 181,974 209,970 272,961 303,290 363,948 419,940 454,935 545,922 606,580 909,870 1,091,844 1,364,805 1,819,740 2,729,610 and 5,459,220, with no remainder.

Since 5,459,220 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,459,220, 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).