Q: Is 5,848,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,848,440 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 5,848,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 20 23 24 26 30 39 40 46 52 60 65 69 78 92 104 115 120 130 138 156 163 184 195 230 260 276 299 312 326 345 390 460 489 520 552 598 652 690 780 815 897 920 978 1,196 1,304 1,380 1,495 1,560 1,630 1,794 1,956 2,119 2,392 2,445 2,760 2,990 3,260 3,588 3,749 3,912 4,238 4,485 4,890 5,980 6,357 6,520 7,176 7,498 8,476 8,970 9,780 10,595 11,247 11,960 12,714 14,996 16,952 17,940 18,745 19,560 21,190 22,494 25,428 29,992 31,785 35,880 37,490 42,380 44,988 48,737 50,856 56,235 63,570 74,980 84,760 89,976 97,474 112,470 127,140 146,211 149,960 194,948 224,940 243,685 254,280 292,422 389,896 449,880 487,370 584,844 731,055 974,740 1,169,688 1,462,110 1,949,480 2,924,220 and 5,848,440, with no remainder.

Since 5,848,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,848,440, 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).