Q: Is 5,979,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,979,200 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 5,979,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 37 40 50 64 74 80 100 101 148 160 185 200 202 296 320 370 400 404 505 592 740 800 808 925 1,010 1,184 1,480 1,600 1,616 1,850 2,020 2,368 2,525 2,960 3,232 3,700 3,737 4,040 5,050 5,920 6,464 7,400 7,474 8,080 10,100 11,840 14,800 14,948 16,160 18,685 20,200 29,600 29,896 32,320 37,370 40,400 59,200 59,792 74,740 80,800 93,425 119,584 149,480 161,600 186,850 239,168 298,960 373,700 597,920 747,400 1,195,840 1,494,800 2,989,600 and 5,979,200, with no remainder.

Since 5,979,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,979,200, 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).