Q: Is 5,888,820 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,888,820 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 5,888,820 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 30 35 42 49 60 70 84 98 105 140 147 196 210 245 294 420 490 588 735 980 1,470 2,003 2,940 4,006 6,009 8,012 10,015 12,018 14,021 20,030 24,036 28,042 30,045 40,060 42,063 56,084 60,090 70,105 84,126 98,147 120,180 140,210 168,252 196,294 210,315 280,420 294,441 392,588 420,630 490,735 588,882 841,260 981,470 1,177,764 1,472,205 1,962,940 2,944,410 and 5,888,820, with no remainder.

Since 5,888,820 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,888,820, 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).