Q: Is 5,936,060 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,936,060 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 5,936,060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 17 20 26 34 52 65 68 79 85 130 158 170 221 260 289 316 340 395 442 578 790 884 1,027 1,105 1,156 1,343 1,445 1,580 2,054 2,210 2,686 2,890 3,757 4,108 4,420 5,135 5,372 5,780 6,715 7,514 10,270 13,430 15,028 17,459 18,785 20,540 22,831 26,860 34,918 37,570 45,662 69,836 75,140 87,295 91,324 114,155 174,590 228,310 296,803 349,180 456,620 593,606 1,187,212 1,484,015 2,968,030 and 5,936,060, with no remainder.

Since 5,936,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,936,060, 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).