Q: Is 6,267,510 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,267,510 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 6,267,510 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 27 30 45 54 90 135 139 167 270 278 334 417 501 695 834 835 1,002 1,251 1,390 1,503 1,670 2,085 2,502 2,505 3,006 3,753 4,170 4,509 5,010 6,255 7,506 7,515 9,018 12,510 15,030 18,765 22,545 23,213 37,530 45,090 46,426 69,639 116,065 139,278 208,917 232,130 348,195 417,834 626,751 696,390 1,044,585 1,253,502 2,089,170 3,133,755 and 6,267,510, with no remainder.

Since 6,267,510 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,267,510, 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).