Q: Is 6,201,324 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,201,324 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 6,201,324 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 172,259 344,518 516,777 689,036 1,033,554 1,550,331 2,067,108 3,100,662 and 6,201,324, with no remainder.

Since 6,201,324 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,201,324, 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).