Q: Is 6,268,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,268,480 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 6,268,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 19 20 32 38 40 64 76 80 95 152 160 190 304 320 380 608 760 1,031 1,216 1,520 2,062 3,040 4,124 5,155 6,080 8,248 10,310 16,496 19,589 20,620 32,992 39,178 41,240 65,984 78,356 82,480 97,945 156,712 164,960 195,890 313,424 329,920 391,780 626,848 783,560 1,253,696 1,567,120 3,134,240 and 6,268,480, with no remainder.

Since 6,268,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,268,480, 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).