Q: Is 6,214,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,214,400 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 6,214,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 64 80 100 128 160 200 256 320 400 640 800 971 1,280 1,600 1,942 3,200 3,884 4,855 6,400 7,768 9,710 15,536 19,420 24,275 31,072 38,840 48,550 62,144 77,680 97,100 124,288 155,360 194,200 248,576 310,720 388,400 621,440 776,800 1,242,880 1,553,600 3,107,200 and 6,214,400, with no remainder.

Since 6,214,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,214,400, 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).