Q: Is 5,471,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,471,720 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 5,471,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 29 40 53 58 89 106 116 145 178 212 232 265 290 356 424 445 530 580 712 890 1,060 1,160 1,537 1,780 2,120 2,581 3,074 3,560 4,717 5,162 6,148 7,685 9,434 10,324 12,296 12,905 15,370 18,868 20,648 23,585 25,810 30,740 37,736 47,170 51,620 61,480 94,340 103,240 136,793 188,680 273,586 547,172 683,965 1,094,344 1,367,930 2,735,860 and 5,471,720, with no remainder.

Since 5,471,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,471,720, 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).