Q: Is 6,116,940 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,116,940 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 6,116,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 17 18 20 30 34 36 45 51 60 68 85 90 102 153 170 180 204 255 306 340 510 612 765 1,020 1,530 1,999 3,060 3,998 5,997 7,996 9,995 11,994 17,991 19,990 23,988 29,985 33,983 35,982 39,980 59,970 67,966 71,964 89,955 101,949 119,940 135,932 169,915 179,910 203,898 305,847 339,830 359,820 407,796 509,745 611,694 679,660 1,019,490 1,223,388 1,529,235 2,038,980 3,058,470 and 6,116,940, with no remainder.

Since 6,116,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,116,940, 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).