Q: Is 6,420,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,420,200 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 6,420,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 47 50 94 100 188 200 235 376 470 683 940 1,175 1,366 1,880 2,350 2,732 3,415 4,700 5,464 6,830 9,400 13,660 17,075 27,320 32,101 34,150 64,202 68,300 128,404 136,600 160,505 256,808 321,010 642,020 802,525 1,284,040 1,605,050 3,210,100 and 6,420,200, with no remainder.

Since 6,420,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,420,200, 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).