Q: Is 6,409,584 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,409,584 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 6,409,584 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 36 37 48 54 72 74 108 111 144 148 216 222 296 333 401 432 444 592 666 802 888 999 1,203 1,332 1,604 1,776 1,998 2,406 2,664 3,208 3,609 3,996 4,812 5,328 6,416 7,218 7,992 9,624 10,827 14,436 14,837 15,984 19,248 21,654 28,872 29,674 43,308 44,511 57,744 59,348 86,616 89,022 118,696 133,533 173,232 178,044 237,392 267,066 356,088 400,599 534,132 712,176 801,198 1,068,264 1,602,396 2,136,528 3,204,792 and 6,409,584, with no remainder.

Since 6,409,584 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,409,584, 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).