Q: Is 5,937,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,937,760 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 5,937,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 32 34 37 40 59 68 74 80 85 118 136 148 160 170 185 236 272 295 296 340 370 472 544 590 592 629 680 740 944 1,003 1,180 1,184 1,258 1,360 1,480 1,888 2,006 2,183 2,360 2,516 2,720 2,960 3,145 4,012 4,366 4,720 5,015 5,032 5,920 6,290 8,024 8,732 9,440 10,030 10,064 10,915 12,580 16,048 17,464 20,060 20,128 21,830 25,160 32,096 34,928 37,111 40,120 43,660 50,320 69,856 74,222 80,240 87,320 100,640 148,444 160,480 174,640 185,555 296,888 349,280 371,110 593,776 742,220 1,187,552 1,484,440 2,968,880 and 5,937,760, with no remainder.

Since 5,937,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,937,760, 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).