Q: Is 5,973,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,973,120 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 5,973,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 17 18 20 24 30 32 34 36 40 45 48 51 60 61 64 68 72 80 85 90 96 102 120 122 128 136 144 153 160 170 180 183 192 204 240 244 255 272 288 305 306 320 340 360 366 384 408 480 488 510 544 549 576 610 612 640 680 720 732 765 816 915 960 976 1,020 1,037 1,088 1,098 1,152 1,220 1,224 1,360 1,440 1,464 1,530 1,632 1,830 1,920 1,952 2,040 2,074 2,176 2,196 2,440 2,448 2,720 2,745 2,880 2,928 3,060 3,111 3,264 3,660 3,904 4,080 4,148 4,392 4,880 4,896 5,185 5,440 5,490 5,760 5,856 6,120 6,222 6,528 7,320 7,808 8,160 8,296 8,784 9,333 9,760 9,792 10,370 10,880 10,980 11,712 12,240 12,444 14,640 15,555 16,320 16,592 17,568 18,666 19,520 19,584 20,740 21,960 23,424 24,480 24,888 29,280 31,110 32,640 33,184 35,136 37,332 39,040 41,480 43,920 46,665 48,960 49,776 58,560 62,220 66,368 70,272 74,664 82,960 87,840 93,330 97,920 99,552 117,120 124,440 132,736 149,328 165,920 175,680 186,660 199,104 248,880 298,656 331,840 351,360 373,320 398,208 497,760 597,312 663,680 746,640 995,520 1,194,624 1,493,280 1,991,040 2,986,560 and 5,973,120, with no remainder.

Since 5,973,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,973,120, 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).