Q: Is 6,277,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,277,200 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 6,277,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 150 200 240 300 400 600 1,200 5,231 10,462 15,693 20,924 26,155 31,386 41,848 52,310 62,772 78,465 83,696 104,620 125,544 130,775 156,930 209,240 251,088 261,550 313,860 392,325 418,480 523,100 627,720 784,650 1,046,200 1,255,440 1,569,300 2,092,400 3,138,600 and 6,277,200, with no remainder.

Since 6,277,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,277,200, 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).