Q: Is 6,301,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,301,440 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 6,301,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 64 72 80 90 96 120 128 144 160 180 192 240 256 288 320 360 384 480 547 576 640 720 768 960 1,094 1,152 1,280 1,440 1,641 1,920 2,188 2,304 2,735 2,880 3,282 3,840 4,376 4,923 5,470 5,760 6,564 8,205 8,752 9,846 10,940 11,520 13,128 16,410 17,504 19,692 21,880 24,615 26,256 32,820 35,008 39,384 43,760 49,230 52,512 65,640 70,016 78,768 87,520 98,460 105,024 131,280 140,032 157,536 175,040 196,920 210,048 262,560 315,072 350,080 393,840 420,096 525,120 630,144 700,160 787,680 1,050,240 1,260,288 1,575,360 2,100,480 3,150,720 and 6,301,440, with no remainder.

Since 6,301,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,301,440, 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).