Q: Is 5,742,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,742,800 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 5,742,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 35 40 49 50 56 70 80 98 100 112 140 175 196 200 245 280 293 350 392 400 490 560 586 700 784 980 1,172 1,225 1,400 1,465 1,960 2,051 2,344 2,450 2,800 2,930 3,920 4,102 4,688 4,900 5,860 7,325 8,204 9,800 10,255 11,720 14,357 14,650 16,408 19,600 20,510 23,440 28,714 29,300 32,816 41,020 51,275 57,428 58,600 71,785 82,040 102,550 114,856 117,200 143,570 164,080 205,100 229,712 287,140 358,925 410,200 574,280 717,850 820,400 1,148,560 1,435,700 2,871,400 and 5,742,800, with no remainder.

Since 5,742,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,742,800, 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).