Q: Is 5,465,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,465,600 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 5,465,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 32 35 40 50 56 61 64 70 80 100 112 122 128 140 160 175 200 224 244 256 280 305 320 350 400 427 448 488 512 560 610 640 700 800 854 896 976 1,120 1,220 1,280 1,400 1,525 1,600 1,708 1,792 1,952 2,135 2,240 2,440 2,560 2,800 3,050 3,200 3,416 3,584 3,904 4,270 4,480 4,880 5,600 6,100 6,400 6,832 7,808 8,540 8,960 9,760 10,675 11,200 12,200 12,800 13,664 15,616 17,080 17,920 19,520 21,350 22,400 24,400 27,328 31,232 34,160 39,040 42,700 44,800 48,800 54,656 68,320 78,080 85,400 89,600 97,600 109,312 136,640 156,160 170,800 195,200 218,624 273,280 341,600 390,400 546,560 683,200 780,800 1,093,120 1,366,400 2,732,800 and 5,465,600, with no remainder.

Since 5,465,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,465,600, 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).