Q: Is 6,410,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,410,000 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 6,410,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 125 200 250 400 500 625 641 1,000 1,250 1,282 2,000 2,500 2,564 3,205 5,000 5,128 6,410 10,000 10,256 12,820 16,025 25,640 32,050 51,280 64,100 80,125 128,200 160,250 256,400 320,500 400,625 641,000 801,250 1,282,000 1,602,500 3,205,000 and 6,410,000, with no remainder.

Since 6,410,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,410,000, 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).