Q: Is 5,738,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,738,880 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 5,738,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 32 35 40 42 48 49 56 60 61 64 70 80 84 96 98 105 112 120 122 128 140 147 160 168 183 192 196 210 224 240 244 245 280 294 305 320 336 366 384 392 420 427 448 480 488 490 560 588 610 640 672 732 735 784 840 854 896 915 960 976 980 1,120 1,176 1,220 1,281 1,344 1,464 1,470 1,568 1,680 1,708 1,830 1,920 1,952 1,960 2,135 2,240 2,352 2,440 2,562 2,688 2,928 2,940 2,989 3,136 3,360 3,416 3,660 3,904 3,920 4,270 4,480 4,704 4,880 5,124 5,856 5,880 5,978 6,272 6,405 6,720 6,832 7,320 7,808 7,840 8,540 8,967 9,408 9,760 10,248 11,712 11,760 11,956 12,810 13,440 13,664 14,640 14,945 15,680 17,080 17,934 18,816 19,520 20,496 23,424 23,520 23,912 25,620 27,328 29,280 29,890 31,360 34,160 35,868 39,040 40,992 44,835 47,040 47,824 51,240 54,656 58,560 59,780 68,320 71,736 81,984 89,670 94,080 95,648 102,480 117,120 119,560 136,640 143,472 163,968 179,340 191,296 204,960 239,120 273,280 286,944 358,680 382,592 409,920 478,240 573,888 717,360 819,840 956,480 1,147,776 1,434,720 1,912,960 2,869,440 and 5,738,880, with no remainder.

Since 5,738,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,738,880, 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).