Q: Is 6,014,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,014,720 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 6,014,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 37 40 64 74 80 127 128 148 160 185 254 256 296 320 370 508 592 635 640 740 1,016 1,184 1,270 1,280 1,480 2,032 2,368 2,540 2,960 4,064 4,699 4,736 5,080 5,920 8,128 9,398 9,472 10,160 11,840 16,256 18,796 20,320 23,495 23,680 32,512 37,592 40,640 46,990 47,360 75,184 81,280 93,980 150,368 162,560 187,960 300,736 375,920 601,472 751,840 1,202,944 1,503,680 3,007,360 and 6,014,720, with no remainder.

Since 6,014,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,014,720, 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).