Q: Is 5,643,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,643,960 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 5,643,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 56 60 70 84 105 120 140 168 210 280 420 840 6,719 13,438 20,157 26,876 33,595 40,314 47,033 53,752 67,190 80,628 94,066 100,785 134,380 141,099 161,256 188,132 201,570 235,165 268,760 282,198 376,264 403,140 470,330 564,396 705,495 806,280 940,660 1,128,792 1,410,990 1,881,320 2,821,980 and 5,643,960, with no remainder.

Since 5,643,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,643,960, 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).