Q: Is 6,263,130 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,263,130 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 6,263,130 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 23 29 30 46 58 69 87 115 138 145 174 230 290 313 345 435 626 667 690 870 939 1,334 1,565 1,878 2,001 3,130 3,335 4,002 4,695 6,670 7,199 9,077 9,390 10,005 14,398 18,154 20,010 21,597 27,231 35,995 43,194 45,385 54,462 71,990 90,770 107,985 136,155 208,771 215,970 272,310 417,542 626,313 1,043,855 1,252,626 2,087,710 3,131,565 and 6,263,130, with no remainder.

Since 6,263,130 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,263,130, 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).