Q: Is 6,031,340 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,031,340 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 6,031,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 67 70 134 140 268 335 469 643 670 938 1,286 1,340 1,876 2,345 2,572 3,215 4,501 4,690 6,430 9,002 9,380 12,860 18,004 22,505 43,081 45,010 86,162 90,020 172,324 215,405 301,567 430,810 603,134 861,620 1,206,268 1,507,835 3,015,670 and 6,031,340, with no remainder.

Since 6,031,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,031,340, 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).