Q: Is 6,329,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,329,880 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 6,329,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 90 108 120 135 180 216 270 360 540 1,080 5,861 11,722 17,583 23,444 29,305 35,166 46,888 52,749 58,610 70,332 87,915 105,498 117,220 140,664 158,247 175,830 210,996 234,440 263,745 316,494 351,660 421,992 527,490 632,988 703,320 791,235 1,054,980 1,265,976 1,582,470 2,109,960 3,164,940 and 6,329,880, with no remainder.

Since 6,329,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,329,880, 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).