Q: Is 6,060,060 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,060,060 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 6,060,060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 90 131 180 257 262 393 514 524 655 771 786 1,028 1,179 1,285 1,310 1,542 1,572 1,965 2,313 2,358 2,570 2,620 3,084 3,855 3,930 4,626 4,716 5,140 5,895 7,710 7,860 9,252 11,565 11,790 15,420 23,130 23,580 33,667 46,260 67,334 101,001 134,668 168,335 202,002 303,003 336,670 404,004 505,005 606,006 673,340 1,010,010 1,212,012 1,515,015 2,020,020 3,030,030 and 6,060,060, with no remainder.

Since 6,060,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,060,060, 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).