Q: Is 6,041,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,041,500 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 6,041,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 43 50 86 100 125 172 215 250 281 430 500 562 860 1,075 1,124 1,405 2,150 2,810 4,300 5,375 5,620 7,025 10,750 12,083 14,050 21,500 24,166 28,100 35,125 48,332 60,415 70,250 120,830 140,500 241,660 302,075 604,150 1,208,300 1,510,375 3,020,750 and 6,041,500, with no remainder.

Since 6,041,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,041,500, 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).