Q: Is 5,717,340 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,717,340 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 5,717,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 23 30 36 45 46 60 69 90 92 115 138 180 207 230 276 345 414 460 690 828 1,035 1,380 1,381 2,070 2,762 4,140 4,143 5,524 6,905 8,286 12,429 13,810 16,572 20,715 24,858 27,620 31,763 41,430 49,716 62,145 63,526 82,860 95,289 124,290 127,052 158,815 190,578 248,580 285,867 317,630 381,156 476,445 571,734 635,260 952,890 1,143,468 1,429,335 1,905,780 2,858,670 and 5,717,340, with no remainder.

Since 5,717,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,717,340, 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).