Q: Is 6,395,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,395,040 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 6,395,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 240 288 360 480 720 1,440 4,441 8,882 13,323 17,764 22,205 26,646 35,528 39,969 44,410 53,292 66,615 71,056 79,938 88,820 106,584 133,230 142,112 159,876 177,640 199,845 213,168 266,460 319,752 355,280 399,690 426,336 532,920 639,504 710,560 799,380 1,065,840 1,279,008 1,598,760 2,131,680 3,197,520 and 6,395,040, with no remainder.

Since 6,395,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,395,040, 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).