Q: Is 6,050,016 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,050,016 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 6,050,016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 96 112 126 144 168 224 252 288 336 504 672 1,008 2,016 3,001 6,002 9,003 12,004 18,006 21,007 24,008 27,009 36,012 42,014 48,016 54,018 63,021 72,024 84,028 96,032 108,036 126,042 144,048 168,056 189,063 216,072 252,084 288,096 336,112 378,126 432,144 504,168 672,224 756,252 864,288 1,008,336 1,512,504 2,016,672 3,025,008 and 6,050,016, with no remainder.

Since 6,050,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,050,016, 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).