Q: Is 6,088,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,088,640 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 6,088,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 53 64 80 106 160 212 265 320 359 424 530 718 848 1,060 1,436 1,696 1,795 2,120 2,872 3,392 3,590 4,240 5,744 7,180 8,480 11,488 14,360 16,960 19,027 22,976 28,720 38,054 57,440 76,108 95,135 114,880 152,216 190,270 304,432 380,540 608,864 761,080 1,217,728 1,522,160 3,044,320 and 6,088,640, with no remainder.

Since 6,088,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,088,640, 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).