Q: Is 5,997,180 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,997,180 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 5,997,180 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 30 35 42 60 70 84 105 109 131 140 210 218 262 327 393 420 436 524 545 654 655 763 786 917 1,090 1,308 1,310 1,526 1,572 1,635 1,834 1,965 2,180 2,289 2,620 2,751 3,052 3,270 3,668 3,815 3,930 4,578 4,585 5,502 6,540 7,630 7,860 9,156 9,170 11,004 11,445 13,755 14,279 15,260 18,340 22,890 27,510 28,558 42,837 45,780 55,020 57,116 71,395 85,674 99,953 142,790 171,348 199,906 214,185 285,580 299,859 399,812 428,370 499,765 599,718 856,740 999,530 1,199,436 1,499,295 1,999,060 2,998,590 and 5,997,180, with no remainder.

Since 5,997,180 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,997,180, 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).