Q: Is 6,355,310 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,355,310 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 6,355,310 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 13 19 26 31 38 62 65 83 95 130 155 166 190 247 310 403 415 494 589 806 830 1,079 1,178 1,235 1,577 2,015 2,158 2,470 2,573 2,945 3,154 4,030 5,146 5,395 5,890 7,657 7,885 10,790 12,865 15,314 15,770 20,501 25,730 33,449 38,285 41,002 48,887 66,898 76,570 97,774 102,505 167,245 205,010 244,435 334,490 488,870 635,531 1,271,062 3,177,655 and 6,355,310, with no remainder.

Since 6,355,310 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,355,310, 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).