Q: Is 5,575,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,575,040 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 5,575,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 31 32 40 62 64 80 124 128 155 160 248 281 310 320 496 562 620 640 992 1,124 1,240 1,405 1,984 2,248 2,480 2,810 3,968 4,496 4,960 5,620 8,711 8,992 9,920 11,240 17,422 17,984 19,840 22,480 34,844 35,968 43,555 44,960 69,688 87,110 89,920 139,376 174,220 179,840 278,752 348,440 557,504 696,880 1,115,008 1,393,760 2,787,520 and 5,575,040, with no remainder.

Since 5,575,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,575,040, 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).