Q: Is 5,760,048 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,760,048 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 5,760,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 31 42 48 49 56 62 79 84 93 98 112 124 147 158 168 186 196 217 237 248 294 316 336 372 392 434 474 496 553 588 632 651 744 784 868 948 1,106 1,176 1,264 1,302 1,488 1,519 1,659 1,736 1,896 2,212 2,352 2,449 2,604 3,038 3,318 3,472 3,792 3,871 4,424 4,557 4,898 5,208 6,076 6,636 7,347 7,742 8,848 9,114 9,796 10,416 11,613 12,152 13,272 14,694 15,484 17,143 18,228 19,592 23,226 24,304 26,544 29,388 30,968 34,286 36,456 39,184 46,452 51,429 58,776 61,936 68,572 72,912 92,904 102,858 117,552 120,001 137,144 185,808 205,716 240,002 274,288 360,003 411,432 480,004 720,006 822,864 960,008 1,440,012 1,920,016 2,880,024 and 5,760,048, with no remainder.

Since 5,760,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,760,048, 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).