Q: Is 6,435,780 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,435,780 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 6,435,780 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 26 30 37 39 52 60 65 74 78 111 130 148 156 185 195 222 223 260 370 390 444 446 481 555 669 740 780 892 962 1,110 1,115 1,338 1,443 1,924 2,220 2,230 2,405 2,676 2,886 2,899 3,345 4,460 4,810 5,772 5,798 6,690 7,215 8,251 8,697 9,620 11,596 13,380 14,430 14,495 16,502 17,394 24,753 28,860 28,990 33,004 34,788 41,255 43,485 49,506 57,980 82,510 86,970 99,012 107,263 123,765 165,020 173,940 214,526 247,530 321,789 429,052 495,060 536,315 643,578 1,072,630 1,287,156 1,608,945 2,145,260 3,217,890 and 6,435,780, with no remainder.

Since 6,435,780 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,435,780, 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).