Q: Is 5,642,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,642,400 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 5,642,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 75 80 96 100 120 150 160 200 240 300 400 480 600 800 1,200 2,351 2,400 4,702 7,053 9,404 11,755 14,106 18,808 23,510 28,212 35,265 37,616 47,020 56,424 58,775 70,530 75,232 94,040 112,848 117,550 141,060 176,325 188,080 225,696 235,100 282,120 352,650 376,160 470,200 564,240 705,300 940,400 1,128,480 1,410,600 1,880,800 2,821,200 and 5,642,400, with no remainder.

Since 5,642,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,642,400, 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).