Q: Is 6,240,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,240,200 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 6,240,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 41 50 82 100 164 200 205 328 410 761 820 1,025 1,522 1,640 2,050 3,044 3,805 4,100 6,088 7,610 8,200 15,220 19,025 30,440 31,201 38,050 62,402 76,100 124,804 152,200 156,005 249,608 312,010 624,020 780,025 1,248,040 1,560,050 3,120,100 and 6,240,200, with no remainder.

Since 6,240,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,240,200, 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).