Q: Is 5,740,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 5,740,872 is a composite number.

Why is 5,740,872 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 5,740,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 251 502 753 953 1,004 1,506 1,906 2,008 2,859 3,012 3,812 5,718 6,024 7,624 11,436 22,872 239,203 478,406 717,609 956,812 1,435,218 1,913,624 2,870,436 and 5,740,872, with no remainder.

Since 5,740,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,740,872, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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