Q: Is 6,117,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,117,720 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 6,117,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 56 60 70 84 105 120 140 168 210 280 420 840 7,283 14,566 21,849 29,132 36,415 43,698 50,981 58,264 72,830 87,396 101,962 109,245 145,660 152,943 174,792 203,924 218,490 254,905 291,320 305,886 407,848 436,980 509,810 611,772 764,715 873,960 1,019,620 1,223,544 1,529,430 2,039,240 3,058,860 and 6,117,720, with no remainder.

Since 6,117,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,117,720, 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).