Q: Is 5,512,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,512,480 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 5,512,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 80 131 160 262 263 524 526 655 1,048 1,052 1,310 1,315 2,096 2,104 2,620 2,630 4,192 4,208 5,240 5,260 8,416 10,480 10,520 20,960 21,040 34,453 42,080 68,906 137,812 172,265 275,624 344,530 551,248 689,060 1,102,496 1,378,120 2,756,240 and 5,512,480, with no remainder.

Since 5,512,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,512,480, 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).