Q: Is 5,538,060 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,538,060 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 5,538,060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 30 33 36 44 45 55 60 66 90 99 110 132 165 180 198 220 330 396 495 660 990 1,980 2,797 5,594 8,391 11,188 13,985 16,782 25,173 27,970 30,767 33,564 41,955 50,346 55,940 61,534 83,910 92,301 100,692 123,068 125,865 153,835 167,820 184,602 251,730 276,903 307,670 369,204 461,505 503,460 553,806 615,340 923,010 1,107,612 1,384,515 1,846,020 2,769,030 and 5,538,060, with no remainder.

Since 5,538,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,538,060, 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).