Q: Is 6,160,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,160,280 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 6,160,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 49 56 70 98 140 196 245 280 343 392 449 490 686 898 980 1,372 1,715 1,796 1,960 2,245 2,744 3,143 3,430 3,592 4,490 6,286 6,860 8,980 12,572 13,720 15,715 17,960 22,001 25,144 31,430 44,002 62,860 88,004 110,005 125,720 154,007 176,008 220,010 308,014 440,020 616,028 770,035 880,040 1,232,056 1,540,070 3,080,140 and 6,160,280, with no remainder.

Since 6,160,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,160,280, 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).