Q: Is 5,965,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,965,200 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 5,965,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 48 50 60 72 75 80 90 100 120 144 150 180 200 225 240 300 360 400 450 600 720 900 1,200 1,657 1,800 3,314 3,600 4,971 6,628 8,285 9,942 13,256 14,913 16,570 19,884 24,855 26,512 29,826 33,140 39,768 41,425 49,710 59,652 66,280 74,565 79,536 82,850 99,420 119,304 124,275 132,560 149,130 165,700 198,840 238,608 248,550 298,260 331,400 372,825 397,680 497,100 596,520 662,800 745,650 994,200 1,193,040 1,491,300 1,988,400 2,982,600 and 5,965,200, with no remainder.

Since 5,965,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,965,200, 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).