Q: Is 6,727,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,727,320 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 6,727,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 90 108 120 135 180 216 270 360 540 1,080 6,229 12,458 18,687 24,916 31,145 37,374 49,832 56,061 62,290 74,748 93,435 112,122 124,580 149,496 168,183 186,870 224,244 249,160 280,305 336,366 373,740 448,488 560,610 672,732 747,480 840,915 1,121,220 1,345,464 1,681,830 2,242,440 3,363,660 and 6,727,320, with no remainder.

Since 6,727,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,727,320, 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).