Q: Is 6,466,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,466,400 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 6,466,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 59 80 100 118 137 160 200 236 274 295 400 472 548 590 685 800 944 1,096 1,180 1,370 1,475 1,888 2,192 2,360 2,740 2,950 3,425 4,384 4,720 5,480 5,900 6,850 8,083 9,440 10,960 11,800 13,700 16,166 21,920 23,600 27,400 32,332 40,415 47,200 54,800 64,664 80,830 109,600 129,328 161,660 202,075 258,656 323,320 404,150 646,640 808,300 1,293,280 1,616,600 3,233,200 and 6,466,400, with no remainder.

Since 6,466,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,466,400, 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).