Q: Is 5,672,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,672,520 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 5,672,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 56 60 63 70 72 84 90 105 120 126 140 168 180 210 252 280 315 360 420 504 630 840 1,260 2,251 2,520 4,502 6,753 9,004 11,255 13,506 15,757 18,008 20,259 22,510 27,012 31,514 33,765 40,518 45,020 47,271 54,024 63,028 67,530 78,785 81,036 90,040 94,542 101,295 126,056 135,060 141,813 157,570 162,072 189,084 202,590 236,355 270,120 283,626 315,140 378,168 405,180 472,710 567,252 630,280 709,065 810,360 945,420 1,134,504 1,418,130 1,890,840 2,836,260 and 5,672,520, with no remainder.

Since 5,672,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,672,520, 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).