Q: Is 5,640,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,640,240 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 5,640,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 71 80 120 142 213 240 284 331 355 426 568 662 710 852 993 1,065 1,136 1,324 1,420 1,655 1,704 1,986 2,130 2,648 2,840 3,310 3,408 3,972 4,260 4,965 5,296 5,680 6,620 7,944 8,520 9,930 13,240 15,888 17,040 19,860 23,501 26,480 39,720 47,002 70,503 79,440 94,004 117,505 141,006 188,008 235,010 282,012 352,515 376,016 470,020 564,024 705,030 940,040 1,128,048 1,410,060 1,880,080 2,820,120 and 5,640,240, with no remainder.

Since 5,640,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,640,240, 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).