Q: Is 6,312,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,312,200 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 6,312,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 37 40 50 74 100 148 185 200 296 370 740 853 925 1,480 1,706 1,850 3,412 3,700 4,265 6,824 7,400 8,530 17,060 21,325 31,561 34,120 42,650 63,122 85,300 126,244 157,805 170,600 252,488 315,610 631,220 789,025 1,262,440 1,578,050 3,156,100 and 6,312,200, with no remainder.

Since 6,312,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,312,200, 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).