Q: Is 6,120,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,120,720 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 6,120,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 120 144 180 240 360 720 8,501 17,002 25,503 34,004 42,505 51,006 68,008 76,509 85,010 102,012 127,515 136,016 153,018 170,020 204,024 255,030 306,036 340,040 382,545 408,048 510,060 612,072 680,080 765,090 1,020,120 1,224,144 1,530,180 2,040,240 3,060,360 and 6,120,720, with no remainder.

Since 6,120,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,120,720, 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).