Q: Is 6,208,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,208,000 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 6,208,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 64 80 97 100 125 128 160 194 200 250 256 320 388 400 485 500 512 640 776 800 970 1,000 1,280 1,552 1,600 1,940 2,000 2,425 2,560 3,104 3,200 3,880 4,000 4,850 6,208 6,400 7,760 8,000 9,700 12,125 12,416 12,800 15,520 16,000 19,400 24,250 24,832 31,040 32,000 38,800 48,500 49,664 62,080 64,000 77,600 97,000 124,160 155,200 194,000 248,320 310,400 388,000 620,800 776,000 1,241,600 1,552,000 3,104,000 and 6,208,000, with no remainder.

Since 6,208,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,208,000, 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).