Q: Is 5,603,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,603,920 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 5,603,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 35 40 56 70 80 112 140 280 560 10,007 20,014 40,028 50,035 70,049 80,056 100,070 140,098 160,112 200,140 280,196 350,245 400,280 560,392 700,490 800,560 1,120,784 1,400,980 2,801,960 and 5,603,920, with no remainder.

Since 5,603,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,603,920, 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).