Q: Is 6,460,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,460,500 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 6,460,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 59 60 73 75 100 118 125 146 150 177 219 236 250 292 295 300 354 365 375 438 500 590 708 730 750 876 885 1,095 1,180 1,460 1,475 1,500 1,770 1,825 2,190 2,950 3,540 3,650 4,307 4,380 4,425 5,475 5,900 7,300 7,375 8,614 8,850 9,125 10,950 12,921 14,750 17,228 17,700 18,250 21,535 21,900 22,125 25,842 27,375 29,500 36,500 43,070 44,250 51,684 54,750 64,605 86,140 88,500 107,675 109,500 129,210 215,350 258,420 323,025 430,700 538,375 646,050 1,076,750 1,292,100 1,615,125 2,153,500 3,230,250 and 6,460,500, with no remainder.

Since 6,460,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,460,500, 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).