Q: Is 5,562,780 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,562,780 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 5,562,780 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 23 29 30 46 58 60 69 87 92 115 116 138 139 145 174 230 276 278 290 345 348 417 435 460 556 580 667 690 695 834 870 1,334 1,380 1,390 1,668 1,740 2,001 2,085 2,668 2,780 3,197 3,335 4,002 4,031 4,170 6,394 6,670 8,004 8,062 8,340 9,591 10,005 12,093 12,788 13,340 15,985 16,124 19,182 20,010 20,155 24,186 31,970 38,364 40,020 40,310 47,955 48,372 60,465 63,940 80,620 92,713 95,910 120,930 185,426 191,820 241,860 278,139 370,852 463,565 556,278 927,130 1,112,556 1,390,695 1,854,260 2,781,390 and 5,562,780, with no remainder.

Since 5,562,780 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,562,780, 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).