Q: Is 6,124,416 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,124,416 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 6,124,416 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 41 48 64 82 96 123 128 164 192 246 328 384 389 492 656 778 984 1,167 1,312 1,556 1,968 2,334 2,624 3,112 3,936 4,668 5,248 6,224 7,872 9,336 12,448 15,744 15,949 18,672 24,896 31,898 37,344 47,847 49,792 63,796 74,688 95,694 127,592 149,376 191,388 255,184 382,776 510,368 765,552 1,020,736 1,531,104 2,041,472 3,062,208 and 6,124,416, with no remainder.

Since 6,124,416 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,124,416, 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).