Q: Is 5,493,660 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,493,660 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 5,493,660 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 19 20 30 38 57 60 61 76 79 95 114 122 158 183 190 228 237 244 285 305 316 366 380 395 474 570 610 732 790 915 948 1,140 1,159 1,185 1,220 1,501 1,580 1,830 2,318 2,370 3,002 3,477 3,660 4,503 4,636 4,740 4,819 5,795 6,004 6,954 7,505 9,006 9,638 11,590 13,908 14,457 15,010 17,385 18,012 19,276 22,515 23,180 24,095 28,914 30,020 34,770 45,030 48,190 57,828 69,540 72,285 90,060 91,561 96,380 144,570 183,122 274,683 289,140 366,244 457,805 549,366 915,610 1,098,732 1,373,415 1,831,220 2,746,830 and 5,493,660, with no remainder.

Since 5,493,660 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,493,660, 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).