Q: Is 5,904,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,904,240 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 5,904,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 73 80 120 146 219 240 292 337 365 438 584 674 730 876 1,011 1,095 1,168 1,348 1,460 1,685 1,752 2,022 2,190 2,696 2,920 3,370 3,504 4,044 4,380 5,055 5,392 5,840 6,740 8,088 8,760 10,110 13,480 16,176 17,520 20,220 24,601 26,960 40,440 49,202 73,803 80,880 98,404 123,005 147,606 196,808 246,010 295,212 369,015 393,616 492,020 590,424 738,030 984,040 1,180,848 1,476,060 1,968,080 2,952,120 and 5,904,240, with no remainder.

Since 5,904,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,904,240, 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).