Q: Is 5,640,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,640,360 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 5,640,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 20 22 24 30 33 40 44 55 60 66 88 110 120 132 165 220 264 330 440 660 1,320 4,273 8,546 12,819 17,092 21,365 25,638 34,184 42,730 47,003 51,276 64,095 85,460 94,006 102,552 128,190 141,009 170,920 188,012 235,015 256,380 282,018 376,024 470,030 512,760 564,036 705,045 940,060 1,128,072 1,410,090 1,880,120 2,820,180 and 5,640,360, with no remainder.

Since 5,640,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,640,360, 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).