Q: Is 6,226,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,226,000 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 6,226,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 25 40 44 50 55 80 88 100 110 125 176 200 220 250 275 283 400 440 500 550 566 880 1,000 1,100 1,132 1,375 1,415 2,000 2,200 2,264 2,750 2,830 3,113 4,400 4,528 5,500 5,660 6,226 7,075 11,000 11,320 12,452 14,150 15,565 22,000 22,640 24,904 28,300 31,130 35,375 49,808 56,600 62,260 70,750 77,825 113,200 124,520 141,500 155,650 249,040 283,000 311,300 389,125 566,000 622,600 778,250 1,245,200 1,556,500 3,113,000 and 6,226,000, with no remainder.

Since 6,226,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,226,000, 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).