Q: Is 5,506,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,506,920 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 5,506,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 90 108 120 135 180 216 270 360 540 1,080 5,099 10,198 15,297 20,396 25,495 30,594 40,792 45,891 50,990 61,188 76,485 91,782 101,980 122,376 137,673 152,970 183,564 203,960 229,455 275,346 305,940 367,128 458,910 550,692 611,880 688,365 917,820 1,101,384 1,376,730 1,835,640 2,753,460 and 5,506,920, with no remainder.

Since 5,506,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,506,920, 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).