Q: Is 6,306,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,306,720 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 6,306,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 32 35 40 42 48 56 60 70 80 84 96 105 112 120 140 160 168 210 224 240 280 336 420 480 560 672 840 1,120 1,680 1,877 3,360 3,754 5,631 7,508 9,385 11,262 13,139 15,016 18,770 22,524 26,278 28,155 30,032 37,540 39,417 45,048 52,556 56,310 60,064 65,695 75,080 78,834 90,096 105,112 112,620 131,390 150,160 157,668 180,192 197,085 210,224 225,240 262,780 300,320 315,336 394,170 420,448 450,480 525,560 630,672 788,340 900,960 1,051,120 1,261,344 1,576,680 2,102,240 3,153,360 and 6,306,720, with no remainder.

Since 6,306,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,306,720, 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).