Q: Is 5,857,020 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,857,020 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 5,857,020 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 26 30 36 39 45 52 60 65 78 90 117 130 156 180 195 234 260 390 468 585 780 1,170 2,340 2,503 5,006 7,509 10,012 12,515 15,018 22,527 25,030 30,036 32,539 37,545 45,054 50,060 65,078 75,090 90,108 97,617 112,635 130,156 150,180 162,695 195,234 225,270 292,851 325,390 390,468 450,540 488,085 585,702 650,780 976,170 1,171,404 1,464,255 1,952,340 2,928,510 and 5,857,020, with no remainder.

Since 5,857,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,857,020, 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).