Q: Is 5,607,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,607,960 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 5,607,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 17 20 24 30 34 40 51 60 68 85 102 120 136 170 204 255 340 408 510 680 1,020 2,040 2,749 5,498 8,247 10,996 13,745 16,494 21,992 27,490 32,988 41,235 46,733 54,980 65,976 82,470 93,466 109,960 140,199 164,940 186,932 233,665 280,398 329,880 373,864 467,330 560,796 700,995 934,660 1,121,592 1,401,990 1,869,320 2,803,980 and 5,607,960, with no remainder.

Since 5,607,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,607,960, 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).