Q: Is 6,377,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,377,320 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 6,377,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 31 37 40 62 74 124 139 148 155 185 248 278 296 310 370 556 620 695 740 1,112 1,147 1,240 1,390 1,480 2,294 2,780 4,309 4,588 5,143 5,560 5,735 8,618 9,176 10,286 11,470 17,236 20,572 21,545 22,940 25,715 34,472 41,144 43,090 45,880 51,430 86,180 102,860 159,433 172,360 205,720 318,866 637,732 797,165 1,275,464 1,594,330 3,188,660 and 6,377,320, with no remainder.

Since 6,377,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,377,320, 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).