Q: Is 5,842,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,842,400 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 5,842,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 67 80 100 109 134 160 200 218 268 335 400 436 536 545 670 800 872 1,072 1,090 1,340 1,675 1,744 2,144 2,180 2,680 2,725 3,350 3,488 4,360 5,360 5,450 6,700 7,303 8,720 10,720 10,900 13,400 14,606 17,440 21,800 26,800 29,212 36,515 43,600 53,600 58,424 73,030 87,200 116,848 146,060 182,575 233,696 292,120 365,150 584,240 730,300 1,168,480 1,460,600 2,921,200 and 5,842,400, with no remainder.

Since 5,842,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,842,400, 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).