Q: Is 6,371,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,371,400 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 6,371,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 25 28 30 35 37 40 41 42 50 56 60 70 74 75 82 84 100 105 111 120 123 140 148 150 164 168 175 185 200 205 210 222 246 259 280 287 296 300 328 350 370 410 420 444 492 518 525 555 574 600 615 700 740 777 820 840 861 888 925 984 1,025 1,036 1,050 1,110 1,148 1,230 1,295 1,400 1,435 1,480 1,517 1,554 1,640 1,722 1,850 2,050 2,072 2,100 2,220 2,296 2,460 2,590 2,775 2,870 3,034 3,075 3,108 3,444 3,700 3,885 4,100 4,200 4,305 4,440 4,551 4,920 5,180 5,550 5,740 6,068 6,150 6,216 6,475 6,888 7,175 7,400 7,585 7,770 8,200 8,610 9,102 10,360 10,619 11,100 11,480 12,136 12,300 12,950 14,350 15,170 15,540 17,220 18,204 19,425 21,238 21,525 22,200 22,755 24,600 25,900 28,700 30,340 31,080 31,857 34,440 36,408 37,925 38,850 42,476 43,050 45,510 51,800 53,095 57,400 60,680 63,714 75,850 77,700 84,952 86,100 91,020 106,190 113,775 127,428 151,700 155,400 159,285 172,200 182,040 212,380 227,550 254,856 265,475 303,400 318,570 424,760 455,100 530,950 637,140 796,425 910,200 1,061,900 1,274,280 1,592,850 2,123,800 3,185,700 and 6,371,400, with no remainder.

Since 6,371,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,371,400, 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).