Q: Is 5,678,820 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,678,820 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 5,678,820 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 28 30 35 36 42 45 60 63 70 84 90 105 126 140 180 210 252 315 420 630 1,260 4,507 9,014 13,521 18,028 22,535 27,042 31,549 40,563 45,070 54,084 63,098 67,605 81,126 90,140 94,647 126,196 135,210 157,745 162,252 189,294 202,815 270,420 283,941 315,490 378,588 405,630 473,235 567,882 630,980 811,260 946,470 1,135,764 1,419,705 1,892,940 2,839,410 and 5,678,820, with no remainder.

Since 5,678,820 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,678,820, 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).