Q: Is 5,816,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,816,960 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 5,816,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 61 64 80 122 128 149 160 244 298 305 320 488 596 610 640 745 976 1,192 1,220 1,490 1,952 2,384 2,440 2,980 3,904 4,768 4,880 5,960 7,808 9,089 9,536 9,760 11,920 18,178 19,072 19,520 23,840 36,356 39,040 45,445 47,680 72,712 90,890 95,360 145,424 181,780 290,848 363,560 581,696 727,120 1,163,392 1,454,240 2,908,480 and 5,816,960, with no remainder.

Since 5,816,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,816,960, 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).