Q: Is 6,316,160 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,316,160 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 6,316,160 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 71 80 128 139 142 160 278 284 320 355 556 568 640 695 710 1,112 1,136 1,390 1,420 2,224 2,272 2,780 2,840 4,448 4,544 5,560 5,680 8,896 9,088 9,869 11,120 11,360 17,792 19,738 22,240 22,720 39,476 44,480 45,440 49,345 78,952 88,960 98,690 157,904 197,380 315,808 394,760 631,616 789,520 1,263,232 1,579,040 3,158,080 and 6,316,160, with no remainder.

Since 6,316,160 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,316,160, 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).