Q: Is 6,723,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,723,960 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 6,723,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 137 274 409 411 548 685 818 822 1,096 1,227 1,370 1,636 1,644 2,045 2,055 2,454 2,740 3,272 3,288 4,090 4,110 4,908 5,480 6,135 8,180 8,220 9,816 12,270 16,360 16,440 24,540 49,080 56,033 112,066 168,099 224,132 280,165 336,198 448,264 560,330 672,396 840,495 1,120,660 1,344,792 1,680,990 2,241,320 3,361,980 and 6,723,960, with no remainder.

Since 6,723,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,723,960, 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).