Q: Is 6,000,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,000,960 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 6,000,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 19 20 21 24 28 30 32 35 38 40 42 47 48 56 57 60 64 70 76 80 84 94 95 96 105 112 114 120 133 140 141 152 160 168 188 190 192 210 224 228 235 240 266 280 282 285 304 320 329 336 376 380 399 420 448 456 470 480 532 560 564 570 608 658 665 672 705 752 760 798 840 893 912 940 960 987 1,064 1,120 1,128 1,140 1,216 1,316 1,330 1,344 1,410 1,504 1,520 1,596 1,645 1,680 1,786 1,824 1,880 1,974 1,995 2,128 2,240 2,256 2,280 2,632 2,660 2,679 2,820 3,008 3,040 3,192 3,290 3,360 3,572 3,648 3,760 3,948 3,990 4,256 4,465 4,512 4,560 4,935 5,264 5,320 5,358 5,640 6,080 6,251 6,384 6,580 6,720 7,144 7,520 7,896 7,980 8,512 8,930 9,024 9,120 9,870 10,528 10,640 10,716 11,280 12,502 12,768 13,160 13,395 14,288 15,040 15,792 15,960 17,860 18,240 18,753 19,740 21,056 21,280 21,432 22,560 25,004 25,536 26,320 26,790 28,576 31,255 31,584 31,920 35,720 37,506 39,480 42,560 42,864 45,120 50,008 52,640 53,580 57,152 62,510 63,168 63,840 71,440 75,012 78,960 85,728 93,765 100,016 105,280 107,160 125,020 127,680 142,880 150,024 157,920 171,456 187,530 200,032 214,320 250,040 285,760 300,048 315,840 375,060 400,064 428,640 500,080 600,096 750,120 857,280 1,000,160 1,200,192 1,500,240 2,000,320 3,000,480 and 6,000,960, with no remainder.

Since 6,000,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,000,960, 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).