Q: Is 6,563,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,563,320 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 6,563,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 31 40 62 67 79 124 134 155 158 248 268 310 316 335 395 536 620 632 670 790 1,240 1,340 1,580 2,077 2,449 2,680 3,160 4,154 4,898 5,293 8,308 9,796 10,385 10,586 12,245 16,616 19,592 20,770 21,172 24,490 26,465 41,540 42,344 48,980 52,930 83,080 97,960 105,860 164,083 211,720 328,166 656,332 820,415 1,312,664 1,640,830 3,281,660 and 6,563,320, with no remainder.

Since 6,563,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,563,320, 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).