Q: Is 6,537,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,537,240 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 6,537,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 90 108 120 135 180 216 270 360 540 1,080 6,053 12,106 18,159 24,212 30,265 36,318 48,424 54,477 60,530 72,636 90,795 108,954 121,060 145,272 163,431 181,590 217,908 242,120 272,385 326,862 363,180 435,816 544,770 653,724 726,360 817,155 1,089,540 1,307,448 1,634,310 2,179,080 3,268,620 and 6,537,240, with no remainder.

Since 6,537,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,537,240, 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).