Q: Is 6,578,130 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,578,130 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 6,578,130 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 13 15 26 30 39 65 78 101 130 167 195 202 303 334 390 501 505 606 835 1,002 1,010 1,313 1,515 1,670 2,171 2,505 2,626 3,030 3,939 4,342 5,010 6,513 6,565 7,878 10,855 13,026 13,130 16,867 19,695 21,710 32,565 33,734 39,390 50,601 65,130 84,335 101,202 168,670 219,271 253,005 438,542 506,010 657,813 1,096,355 1,315,626 2,192,710 3,289,065 and 6,578,130, with no remainder.

Since 6,578,130 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,578,130, 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).