Q: Is 6,088,008 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,088,008 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 6,088,008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 23 24 41 46 69 82 92 123 138 164 184 246 269 276 328 492 538 552 807 943 984 1,076 1,614 1,886 2,152 2,829 3,228 3,772 5,658 6,187 6,456 7,544 11,029 11,316 12,374 18,561 22,058 22,632 24,748 33,087 37,122 44,116 49,496 66,174 74,244 88,232 132,348 148,488 253,667 264,696 507,334 761,001 1,014,668 1,522,002 2,029,336 3,044,004 and 6,088,008, with no remainder.

Since 6,088,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,088,008, 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).