Q: Is 6,003,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,003,480 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 6,003,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 49 56 60 70 84 98 105 120 140 147 168 196 210 245 280 294 392 420 490 588 735 840 980 1,021 1,176 1,470 1,960 2,042 2,940 3,063 4,084 5,105 5,880 6,126 7,147 8,168 10,210 12,252 14,294 15,315 20,420 21,441 24,504 28,588 30,630 35,735 40,840 42,882 50,029 57,176 61,260 71,470 85,764 100,058 107,205 122,520 142,940 150,087 171,528 200,116 214,410 250,145 285,880 300,174 400,232 428,820 500,290 600,348 750,435 857,640 1,000,580 1,200,696 1,500,870 2,001,160 3,001,740 and 6,003,480, with no remainder.

Since 6,003,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,003,480, 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).