Q: Is 5,999,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,999,400 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 5,999,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 24 25 27 30 33 36 40 44 45 50 54 55 60 66 72 75 88 90 99 100 101 108 110 120 132 135 150 165 180 198 200 202 216 220 225 264 270 275 297 300 303 330 360 396 404 440 450 495 505 540 550 594 600 606 660 675 792 808 825 900 909 990 1,010 1,080 1,100 1,111 1,188 1,212 1,320 1,350 1,485 1,515 1,650 1,800 1,818 1,980 2,020 2,200 2,222 2,376 2,424 2,475 2,525 2,700 2,727 2,970 3,030 3,300 3,333 3,636 3,960 4,040 4,444 4,545 4,950 5,050 5,400 5,454 5,555 5,940 6,060 6,600 6,666 7,272 7,425 7,575 8,888 9,090 9,900 9,999 10,100 10,908 11,110 11,880 12,120 13,332 13,635 14,850 15,150 16,665 18,180 19,800 19,998 20,200 21,816 22,220 22,725 26,664 27,270 27,775 29,700 29,997 30,300 33,330 36,360 39,996 44,440 45,450 49,995 54,540 55,550 59,400 59,994 60,600 66,660 68,175 79,992 83,325 90,900 99,990 109,080 111,100 119,988 133,320 136,350 149,985 166,650 181,800 199,980 222,200 239,976 249,975 272,700 299,970 333,300 399,960 499,950 545,400 599,940 666,600 749,925 999,900 1,199,880 1,499,850 1,999,800 2,999,700 and 5,999,400, with no remainder.

Since 5,999,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,999,400, 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).