Q: Is 5,968,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,968,400 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 5,968,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 43 50 80 86 100 172 200 215 344 347 400 430 688 694 860 1,075 1,388 1,720 1,735 2,150 2,776 3,440 3,470 4,300 5,552 6,940 8,600 8,675 13,880 14,921 17,200 17,350 27,760 29,842 34,700 59,684 69,400 74,605 119,368 138,800 149,210 238,736 298,420 373,025 596,840 746,050 1,193,680 1,492,100 2,984,200 and 5,968,400, with no remainder.

Since 5,968,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,968,400, 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).