Q: Is 6,330,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,330,500 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 6,330,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 25 44 50 55 100 110 125 220 250 275 500 550 1,100 1,151 1,375 2,302 2,750 4,604 5,500 5,755 11,510 12,661 23,020 25,322 28,775 50,644 57,550 63,305 115,100 126,610 143,875 253,220 287,750 316,525 575,500 633,050 1,266,100 1,582,625 3,165,250 and 6,330,500, with no remainder.

Since 6,330,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,330,500, 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).