Q: Is 5,485,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,485,040 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 5,485,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 23 40 44 46 55 80 88 92 110 115 176 184 220 230 253 271 368 440 460 506 542 880 920 1,012 1,084 1,265 1,355 1,840 2,024 2,168 2,530 2,710 2,981 4,048 4,336 5,060 5,420 5,962 6,233 10,120 10,840 11,924 12,466 14,905 20,240 21,680 23,848 24,932 29,810 31,165 47,696 49,864 59,620 62,330 68,563 99,728 119,240 124,660 137,126 238,480 249,320 274,252 342,815 498,640 548,504 685,630 1,097,008 1,371,260 2,742,520 and 5,485,040, with no remainder.

Since 5,485,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,485,040, 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).