Q: Is 6,294,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,294,720 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 6,294,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 79 80 83 96 120 158 160 166 192 237 240 249 316 320 332 395 415 474 480 498 632 664 790 830 948 960 996 1,185 1,245 1,264 1,328 1,580 1,660 1,896 1,992 2,370 2,490 2,528 2,656 3,160 3,320 3,792 3,984 4,740 4,980 5,056 5,312 6,320 6,557 6,640 7,584 7,968 9,480 9,960 12,640 13,114 13,280 15,168 15,936 18,960 19,671 19,920 25,280 26,228 26,560 32,785 37,920 39,342 39,840 52,456 65,570 75,840 78,684 79,680 98,355 104,912 131,140 157,368 196,710 209,824 262,280 314,736 393,420 419,648 524,560 629,472 786,840 1,049,120 1,258,944 1,573,680 2,098,240 3,147,360 and 6,294,720, with no remainder.

Since 6,294,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,294,720, 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).