Q: Is 5,732,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,732,640 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 5,732,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 32 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 90 96 108 120 135 144 160 180 216 240 270 288 360 432 480 540 720 864 1,080 1,327 1,440 2,160 2,654 3,981 4,320 5,308 6,635 7,962 10,616 11,943 13,270 15,924 19,905 21,232 23,886 26,540 31,848 35,829 39,810 42,464 47,772 53,080 59,715 63,696 71,658 79,620 95,544 106,160 119,430 127,392 143,316 159,240 179,145 191,088 212,320 238,860 286,632 318,480 358,290 382,176 477,720 573,264 636,960 716,580 955,440 1,146,528 1,433,160 1,910,880 2,866,320 and 5,732,640, with no remainder.

Since 5,732,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,732,640, 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).