Q: Is 6,537,060 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,537,060 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 6,537,060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 23 30 36 45 46 60 69 90 92 115 138 180 207 230 276 345 414 460 690 828 1,035 1,380 1,579 2,070 3,158 4,140 4,737 6,316 7,895 9,474 14,211 15,790 18,948 23,685 28,422 31,580 36,317 47,370 56,844 71,055 72,634 94,740 108,951 142,110 145,268 181,585 217,902 284,220 326,853 363,170 435,804 544,755 653,706 726,340 1,089,510 1,307,412 1,634,265 2,179,020 3,268,530 and 6,537,060, with no remainder.

Since 6,537,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,537,060, 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).