Q: Is 6,046,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,046,240 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 6,046,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 23 31 32 40 46 53 62 80 92 106 115 124 155 160 184 212 230 248 265 310 368 424 460 496 530 620 713 736 848 920 992 1,060 1,219 1,240 1,426 1,643 1,696 1,840 2,120 2,438 2,480 2,852 3,286 3,565 3,680 4,240 4,876 4,960 5,704 6,095 6,572 7,130 8,215 8,480 9,752 11,408 12,190 13,144 14,260 16,430 19,504 22,816 24,380 26,288 28,520 32,860 37,789 39,008 48,760 52,576 57,040 65,720 75,578 97,520 114,080 131,440 151,156 188,945 195,040 262,880 302,312 377,890 604,624 755,780 1,209,248 1,511,560 3,023,120 and 6,046,240, with no remainder.

Since 6,046,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,046,240, 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).