Q: Is 6,426,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,426,200 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 6,426,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 23 25 40 44 46 50 55 88 92 100 110 115 127 184 200 220 230 253 254 275 440 460 506 508 550 575 635 920 1,012 1,016 1,100 1,150 1,265 1,270 1,397 2,024 2,200 2,300 2,530 2,540 2,794 2,921 3,175 4,600 5,060 5,080 5,588 5,842 6,325 6,350 6,985 10,120 11,176 11,684 12,650 12,700 13,970 14,605 23,368 25,300 25,400 27,940 29,210 32,131 34,925 50,600 55,880 58,420 64,262 69,850 73,025 116,840 128,524 139,700 146,050 160,655 257,048 279,400 292,100 321,310 584,200 642,620 803,275 1,285,240 1,606,550 3,213,100 and 6,426,200, with no remainder.

Since 6,426,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,426,200, 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).