Q: Is 6,358,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,358,920 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 6,358,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 19 20 24 30 38 40 57 60 76 95 114 120 152 190 228 285 380 456 570 760 1,140 2,280 2,789 5,578 8,367 11,156 13,945 16,734 22,312 27,890 33,468 41,835 52,991 55,780 66,936 83,670 105,982 111,560 158,973 167,340 211,964 264,955 317,946 334,680 423,928 529,910 635,892 794,865 1,059,820 1,271,784 1,589,730 2,119,640 3,179,460 and 6,358,920, with no remainder.

Since 6,358,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,358,920, 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).