Q: Is 5,971,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,971,560 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 5,971,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 56 60 70 84 105 120 140 168 210 280 420 840 7,109 14,218 21,327 28,436 35,545 42,654 49,763 56,872 71,090 85,308 99,526 106,635 142,180 149,289 170,616 199,052 213,270 248,815 284,360 298,578 398,104 426,540 497,630 597,156 746,445 853,080 995,260 1,194,312 1,492,890 1,990,520 2,985,780 and 5,971,560, with no remainder.

Since 5,971,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,971,560, 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).