Q: Is 6,206,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,206,000 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 6,206,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 29 40 50 58 80 100 107 116 125 145 200 214 232 250 290 400 428 464 500 535 580 725 856 1,000 1,070 1,160 1,450 1,712 2,000 2,140 2,320 2,675 2,900 3,103 3,625 4,280 5,350 5,800 6,206 7,250 8,560 10,700 11,600 12,412 13,375 14,500 15,515 21,400 24,824 26,750 29,000 31,030 42,800 49,648 53,500 58,000 62,060 77,575 107,000 124,120 155,150 214,000 248,240 310,300 387,875 620,600 775,750 1,241,200 1,551,500 3,103,000 and 6,206,000, with no remainder.

Since 6,206,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,206,000, 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).