Q: Is 6,424,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,424,600 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 6,424,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 13 14 20 25 26 28 35 40 50 52 56 65 70 91 100 104 130 140 175 182 200 260 280 325 350 353 364 455 520 650 700 706 728 910 1,300 1,400 1,412 1,765 1,820 2,275 2,471 2,600 2,824 3,530 3,640 4,550 4,589 4,942 7,060 8,825 9,100 9,178 9,884 12,355 14,120 17,650 18,200 18,356 19,768 22,945 24,710 32,123 35,300 36,712 45,890 49,420 61,775 64,246 70,600 91,780 98,840 114,725 123,550 128,492 160,615 183,560 229,450 247,100 256,984 321,230 458,900 494,200 642,460 803,075 917,800 1,284,920 1,606,150 3,212,300 and 6,424,600, with no remainder.

Since 6,424,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,424,600, 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).