Q: Is 6,016,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,016,500 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 6,016,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 25 28 30 35 36 42 45 50 60 63 70 75 84 90 100 105 125 126 140 150 175 180 191 210 225 250 252 300 315 350 375 382 420 450 500 525 573 630 700 750 764 875 900 955 1,050 1,125 1,146 1,260 1,337 1,500 1,575 1,719 1,750 1,910 2,100 2,250 2,292 2,625 2,674 2,865 3,150 3,438 3,500 3,820 4,011 4,500 4,775 5,250 5,348 5,730 6,300 6,685 6,876 7,875 8,022 8,595 9,550 10,500 11,460 12,033 13,370 14,325 15,750 16,044 17,190 19,100 20,055 23,875 24,066 26,740 28,650 31,500 33,425 34,380 40,110 42,975 47,750 48,132 57,300 60,165 66,850 71,625 80,220 85,950 95,500 100,275 120,330 133,700 143,250 167,125 171,900 200,550 214,875 240,660 286,500 300,825 334,250 401,100 429,750 501,375 601,650 668,500 859,500 1,002,750 1,203,300 1,504,125 2,005,500 3,008,250 and 6,016,500, with no remainder.

Since 6,016,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,016,500, 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).