Q: Is 6,265,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,265,520 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 6,265,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 34 40 68 80 85 136 170 271 272 289 340 542 578 680 1,084 1,156 1,355 1,360 1,445 2,168 2,312 2,710 2,890 4,336 4,607 4,624 5,420 5,780 9,214 10,840 11,560 18,428 21,680 23,035 23,120 36,856 46,070 73,712 78,319 92,140 156,638 184,280 313,276 368,560 391,595 626,552 783,190 1,253,104 1,566,380 3,132,760 and 6,265,520, with no remainder.

Since 6,265,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,265,520, 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).