Q: Is 5,702,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,702,720 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 5,702,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 71 80 142 160 251 284 320 355 502 568 710 1,004 1,136 1,255 1,420 2,008 2,272 2,510 2,840 4,016 4,544 5,020 5,680 8,032 10,040 11,360 16,064 17,821 20,080 22,720 35,642 40,160 71,284 80,320 89,105 142,568 178,210 285,136 356,420 570,272 712,840 1,140,544 1,425,680 2,851,360 and 5,702,720, with no remainder.

Since 5,702,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,702,720, 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).