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

Why is 5,560,560 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 5,560,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 120 144 180 240 360 720 7,723 15,446 23,169 30,892 38,615 46,338 61,784 69,507 77,230 92,676 115,845 123,568 139,014 154,460 185,352 231,690 278,028 308,920 347,535 370,704 463,380 556,056 617,840 695,070 926,760 1,112,112 1,390,140 1,853,520 2,780,280 and 5,560,560, with no remainder.

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