Q: Is 6,424,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,424,280 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 6,424,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 19 20 38 40 76 79 95 107 152 158 190 214 316 380 395 428 535 632 760 790 856 1,070 1,501 1,580 2,033 2,140 3,002 3,160 4,066 4,280 6,004 7,505 8,132 8,453 10,165 12,008 15,010 16,264 16,906 20,330 30,020 33,812 40,660 42,265 60,040 67,624 81,320 84,530 160,607 169,060 321,214 338,120 642,428 803,035 1,284,856 1,606,070 3,212,140 and 6,424,280, with no remainder.

Since 6,424,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,424,280, 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).