Q: Is 6,005,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,005,300 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 6,005,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 23 25 28 35 46 50 70 92 100 115 140 161 175 230 322 350 373 460 575 644 700 746 805 1,150 1,492 1,610 1,865 2,300 2,611 3,220 3,730 4,025 5,222 7,460 8,050 8,579 9,325 10,444 13,055 16,100 17,158 18,650 26,110 34,316 37,300 42,895 52,220 60,053 65,275 85,790 120,106 130,550 171,580 214,475 240,212 261,100 300,265 428,950 600,530 857,900 1,201,060 1,501,325 3,002,650 and 6,005,300, with no remainder.

Since 6,005,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,005,300, 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).