Q: Is 5,879,420 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 5,879,420 is a composite number.

Why is 5,879,420 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 5,879,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 73 146 292 365 730 1,460 4,027 8,054 16,108 20,135 40,270 80,540 293,971 587,942 1,175,884 1,469,855 2,939,710 and 5,879,420, with no remainder.

Since 5,879,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,879,420, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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