Q: Is 6,484,860 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,484,860 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 6,484,860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 27 30 36 45 54 60 81 90 108 135 162 180 270 324 405 540 810 1,620 4,003 8,006 12,009 16,012 20,015 24,018 36,027 40,030 48,036 60,045 72,054 80,060 108,081 120,090 144,108 180,135 216,162 240,180 324,243 360,270 432,324 540,405 648,486 720,540 1,080,810 1,296,972 1,621,215 2,161,620 3,242,430 and 6,484,860, with no remainder.

Since 6,484,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,484,860, 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).