Q: Is 6,235,080 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,235,080 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 6,235,080 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 223 233 446 466 669 699 892 932 1,115 1,165 1,338 1,398 1,784 1,864 2,230 2,330 2,676 2,796 3,345 3,495 4,460 4,660 5,352 5,592 6,690 6,990 8,920 9,320 13,380 13,980 26,760 27,960 51,959 103,918 155,877 207,836 259,795 311,754 415,672 519,590 623,508 779,385 1,039,180 1,247,016 1,558,770 2,078,360 3,117,540 and 6,235,080, with no remainder.

Since 6,235,080 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,235,080, 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).