Q: Is 6,212,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,212,200 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 6,212,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 89 100 178 200 349 356 445 698 712 890 1,396 1,745 1,780 2,225 2,792 3,490 3,560 4,450 6,980 8,725 8,900 13,960 17,450 17,800 31,061 34,900 62,122 69,800 124,244 155,305 248,488 310,610 621,220 776,525 1,242,440 1,553,050 3,106,100 and 6,212,200, with no remainder.

Since 6,212,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,212,200, 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).