Q: Is 5,635,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,635,920 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 5,635,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 23 24 30 40 46 48 60 69 80 92 115 120 138 184 230 240 276 345 368 460 552 690 920 1,021 1,104 1,380 1,840 2,042 2,760 3,063 4,084 5,105 5,520 6,126 8,168 10,210 12,252 15,315 16,336 20,420 23,483 24,504 30,630 40,840 46,966 49,008 61,260 70,449 81,680 93,932 117,415 122,520 140,898 187,864 234,830 245,040 281,796 352,245 375,728 469,660 563,592 704,490 939,320 1,127,184 1,408,980 1,878,640 2,817,960 and 5,635,920, with no remainder.

Since 5,635,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,635,920, 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).