Q: Is 6,006,060 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,006,060 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 6,006,060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 61 90 122 180 183 244 305 366 547 549 610 732 915 1,094 1,098 1,220 1,641 1,830 2,188 2,196 2,735 2,745 3,282 3,660 4,923 5,470 5,490 6,564 8,205 9,846 10,940 10,980 16,410 19,692 24,615 32,820 33,367 49,230 66,734 98,460 100,101 133,468 166,835 200,202 300,303 333,670 400,404 500,505 600,606 667,340 1,001,010 1,201,212 1,501,515 2,002,020 3,003,030 and 6,006,060, with no remainder.

Since 6,006,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,006,060, 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).