Q: Is 6,024,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,024,640 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 6,024,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 67 80 134 160 268 281 320 335 536 562 670 1,072 1,124 1,340 1,405 2,144 2,248 2,680 2,810 4,288 4,496 5,360 5,620 8,992 10,720 11,240 17,984 18,827 21,440 22,480 37,654 44,960 75,308 89,920 94,135 150,616 188,270 301,232 376,540 602,464 753,080 1,204,928 1,506,160 3,012,320 and 6,024,640, with no remainder.

Since 6,024,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,024,640, 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).