Q: Is 5,573,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,573,520 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 5,573,520 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 7,741 15,482 23,223 30,964 38,705 46,446 61,928 69,669 77,410 92,892 116,115 123,856 139,338 154,820 185,784 232,230 278,676 309,640 348,345 371,568 464,460 557,352 619,280 696,690 928,920 1,114,704 1,393,380 1,857,840 2,786,760 and 5,573,520, with no remainder.

Since 5,573,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,573,520, 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).