Q: Is 5,515,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,515,560 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 5,515,560 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 5,107 10,214 15,321 20,428 25,535 30,642 40,856 45,963 51,070 61,284 76,605 91,926 102,140 122,568 137,889 153,210 183,852 204,280 229,815 275,778 306,420 367,704 459,630 551,556 612,840 689,445 919,260 1,103,112 1,378,890 1,838,520 2,757,780 and 5,515,560, with no remainder.

Since 5,515,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,515,560, 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).