Q: Is 5,484,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,484,800 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 5,484,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 64 80 100 128 160 200 256 320 400 640 800 857 1,280 1,600 1,714 3,200 3,428 4,285 6,400 6,856 8,570 13,712 17,140 21,425 27,424 34,280 42,850 54,848 68,560 85,700 109,696 137,120 171,400 219,392 274,240 342,800 548,480 685,600 1,096,960 1,371,200 2,742,400 and 5,484,800, with no remainder.

Since 5,484,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,484,800, 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).