Q: Is 5,955,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,955,480 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 5,955,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 60 71 72 90 120 142 180 213 233 284 355 360 426 466 568 639 699 710 852 932 1,065 1,165 1,278 1,398 1,420 1,704 1,864 2,097 2,130 2,330 2,556 2,796 2,840 3,195 3,495 4,194 4,260 4,660 5,112 5,592 6,390 6,990 8,388 8,520 9,320 10,485 12,780 13,980 16,543 16,776 20,970 25,560 27,960 33,086 41,940 49,629 66,172 82,715 83,880 99,258 132,344 148,887 165,430 198,516 248,145 297,774 330,860 397,032 496,290 595,548 661,720 744,435 992,580 1,191,096 1,488,870 1,985,160 2,977,740 and 5,955,480, with no remainder.

Since 5,955,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,955,480, 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).