Q: Is 6,423,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,423,000 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 6,423,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 100 120 125 150 200 250 300 375 500 600 750 1,000 1,500 2,141 3,000 4,282 6,423 8,564 10,705 12,846 17,128 21,410 25,692 32,115 42,820 51,384 53,525 64,230 85,640 107,050 128,460 160,575 214,100 256,920 267,625 321,150 428,200 535,250 642,300 802,875 1,070,500 1,284,600 1,605,750 2,141,000 3,211,500 and 6,423,000, with no remainder.

Since 6,423,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,423,000, 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).