Q: Is 6,631,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,631,600 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 6,631,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 59 80 100 118 200 236 281 295 400 472 562 590 944 1,124 1,180 1,405 1,475 2,248 2,360 2,810 2,950 4,496 4,720 5,620 5,900 7,025 11,240 11,800 14,050 16,579 22,480 23,600 28,100 33,158 56,200 66,316 82,895 112,400 132,632 165,790 265,264 331,580 414,475 663,160 828,950 1,326,320 1,657,900 3,315,800 and 6,631,600, with no remainder.

Since 6,631,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,631,600, 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).