Q: Is 6,435,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,435,720 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 6,435,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 59 60 72 90 101 108 118 120 135 177 180 202 216 236 270 295 303 354 360 404 472 505 531 540 590 606 708 808 885 909 1,010 1,062 1,080 1,180 1,212 1,416 1,515 1,593 1,770 1,818 2,020 2,124 2,360 2,424 2,655 2,727 3,030 3,186 3,540 3,636 4,040 4,248 4,545 5,310 5,454 5,959 6,060 6,372 7,080 7,272 7,965 9,090 10,620 10,908 11,918 12,120 12,744 13,635 15,930 17,877 18,180 21,240 21,816 23,836 27,270 29,795 31,860 35,754 36,360 47,672 53,631 54,540 59,590 63,720 71,508 89,385 107,262 109,080 119,180 143,016 160,893 178,770 214,524 238,360 268,155 321,786 357,540 429,048 536,310 643,572 715,080 804,465 1,072,620 1,287,144 1,608,930 2,145,240 3,217,860 and 6,435,720, with no remainder.

Since 6,435,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,435,720, 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).