Q: Is 6,189,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,189,760 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 6,189,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 23 29 32 40 46 58 64 80 92 115 116 145 160 184 230 232 290 320 368 460 464 580 667 736 841 920 928 1,160 1,334 1,472 1,682 1,840 1,856 2,320 2,668 3,335 3,364 3,680 4,205 4,640 5,336 6,670 6,728 7,360 8,410 9,280 10,672 13,340 13,456 16,820 19,343 21,344 26,680 26,912 33,640 38,686 42,688 53,360 53,824 67,280 77,372 96,715 106,720 134,560 154,744 193,430 213,440 269,120 309,488 386,860 618,976 773,720 1,237,952 1,547,440 3,094,880 and 6,189,760, with no remainder.

Since 6,189,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,189,760, 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).