Q: Is 5,987,808 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,987,808 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 5,987,808 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 17 18 24 32 34 36 48 51 68 72 96 102 136 144 153 204 272 288 306 408 544 612 816 1,223 1,224 1,632 2,446 2,448 3,669 4,892 4,896 7,338 9,784 11,007 14,676 19,568 20,791 22,014 29,352 39,136 41,582 44,028 58,704 62,373 83,164 88,056 117,408 124,746 166,328 176,112 187,119 249,492 332,656 352,224 374,238 498,984 665,312 748,476 997,968 1,496,952 1,995,936 2,993,904 and 5,987,808, with no remainder.

Since 5,987,808 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,987,808, 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).