The number 5988
5988 is a composite number with 12 divisors. Its prime factorisation is × 3 × 499. Divisors (12): 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 499, 998, 1497, 1996, 2994, 5988.
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How to work it out
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5988 has no famous special property in the usual lists (prime, square, cube, triangular, Fibonacci, palindrome, perfect), but it is still a composite number.
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5988 is composite. Its prime factorisation is
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The divisors add up to 14000; without 5988 itself that is 8012, so 5988 is abundant (8012 is more than 5988). Euler's totient φ(5988) = 1992 numbers up to 5988 share no factor with it.
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The digits of 5988 add up to 30, and repeating that until one digit is left gives the digital root 3. The Collatz sequence (halve if even, else 3n+1) takes 49 steps to reach 1.
LaTeX source of the formulas on this page
\[ 5988 = 2^{2} \times 3 \times 499 \]5988 at a glance
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | composite |
| Number of divisors | 12 |
| Sum of divisors | 14000 |
| Euler totient φ(n) | 1992 |
| Square | 35856144 |
| Cube | 214706590272 |
| Square root | 77.382168 (= 2√1497) |
| Digit sum / digital root | 30 / 3 |
| Collatz steps to 1 | 49 |
| Scientific notation | 5.988 × |
5988 in other forms
| Form | Value |
|---|---|
| In words | five thousand nine hundred and eighty-eight |
| Binary (base 2) | 1011101100100 |
| Octal (base 8) | 13544 |
| Hexadecimal (base 16) | 1764 |
| Base 3 | 22012210 |
| As time | 5988 seconds = 1 h 39 min 48 s |
Is 5988 divisible by 2 to 12?
| Divisor | Answer | Rule |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Yes (5988 ÷ 2 = 2994) | A number is divisible by 2 if the last digit is even (0, 2, 4, 6, 8). |
| 3 | Yes (5988 ÷ 3 = 1996) | A number is divisible by 3 if the digits add up to a multiple of 3. |
| 4 | Yes (5988 ÷ 4 = 1497) | A number is divisible by 4 if the last two digits make a multiple of 4. |
| 5 | No (remainder 3) | A number is divisible by 5 if the last digit is 0 or 5. |
| 6 | Yes (5988 ÷ 6 = 998) | A number is divisible by 6 if it is divisible by both 2 and 3. |
| 7 | No (remainder 3) | A number is divisible by 7 if double the last digit and subtract it from the rest: the result is a multiple of 7. |
| 8 | No (remainder 4) | A number is divisible by 8 if the last three digits make a multiple of 8. |
| 9 | No (remainder 3) | A number is divisible by 9 if the digits add up to a multiple of 9. |
| 10 | No (remainder 8) | A number is divisible by 10 if the last digit is 0. |
| 11 | No (remainder 4) | A number is divisible by 11 if the alternating sum of the digits is a multiple of 11. |
| 12 | Yes (5988 ÷ 12 = 499) | A number is divisible by 12 if it is divisible by both 3 and 4. |
Questions
Is 5988 a prime number?
No. 5988 = × 3 × 499, so it is divisible by 2.
What are the factors of 5988?
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 499, 998, 1497, 1996, 2994, 5988.
What is 5988 in binary?
1011101100100 (hexadecimal 1764, octal 13544).
What is the square root of 5988?
About 77.3822, exactly 2√1497.
Is 5988 divisible by 3?
Yes. Its digits add up to 30, a multiple of 3.
What is special about the number 5988?
It is a composite number with 12 divisors.