Q: Is 6,341,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,341,000 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 6,341,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 17 20 25 34 40 50 68 85 100 125 136 170 200 250 340 373 425 500 680 746 850 1,000 1,492 1,700 1,865 2,125 2,984 3,400 3,730 4,250 6,341 7,460 8,500 9,325 12,682 14,920 17,000 18,650 25,364 31,705 37,300 46,625 50,728 63,410 74,600 93,250 126,820 158,525 186,500 253,640 317,050 373,000 634,100 792,625 1,268,200 1,585,250 3,170,500 and 6,341,000, with no remainder.

Since 6,341,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,341,000, 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).