Q: Is 6,575,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,575,240 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 6,575,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 23 28 35 40 46 56 70 92 115 140 161 184 230 280 322 460 644 805 920 1,021 1,288 1,610 2,042 3,220 4,084 5,105 6,440 7,147 8,168 10,210 14,294 20,420 23,483 28,588 35,735 40,840 46,966 57,176 71,470 93,932 117,415 142,940 164,381 187,864 234,830 285,880 328,762 469,660 657,524 821,905 939,320 1,315,048 1,643,810 3,287,620 and 6,575,240, with no remainder.

Since 6,575,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,575,240, 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).