Q: Is 6,235,620 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,235,620 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 6,235,620 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 103 206 309 412 515 618 1,009 1,030 1,236 1,545 2,018 2,060 3,027 3,090 4,036 5,045 6,054 6,180 10,090 12,108 15,135 20,180 30,270 60,540 103,927 207,854 311,781 415,708 519,635 623,562 1,039,270 1,247,124 1,558,905 2,078,540 3,117,810 and 6,235,620, with no remainder.

Since 6,235,620 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,235,620, 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).