Q: Is 5,543,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,543,920 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 5,543,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 23 40 46 80 92 115 131 184 230 262 368 460 524 529 655 920 1,048 1,058 1,310 1,840 2,096 2,116 2,620 2,645 3,013 4,232 5,240 5,290 6,026 8,464 10,480 10,580 12,052 15,065 21,160 24,104 30,130 42,320 48,208 60,260 69,299 120,520 138,598 241,040 277,196 346,495 554,392 692,990 1,108,784 1,385,980 2,771,960 and 5,543,920, with no remainder.

Since 5,543,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,543,920, 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).