Q: Is 6,128,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,128,960 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 6,128,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 107 160 179 214 320 358 428 535 716 856 895 1,070 1,432 1,712 1,790 2,140 2,864 3,424 3,580 4,280 5,728 6,848 7,160 8,560 11,456 14,320 17,120 19,153 28,640 34,240 38,306 57,280 76,612 95,765 153,224 191,530 306,448 383,060 612,896 766,120 1,225,792 1,532,240 3,064,480 and 6,128,960, with no remainder.

Since 6,128,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,128,960, 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).