Q: Is 6,882,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,882,360 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 6,882,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 83 120 166 249 332 415 498 664 691 830 996 1,245 1,382 1,660 1,992 2,073 2,490 2,764 3,320 3,455 4,146 4,980 5,528 6,910 8,292 9,960 10,365 13,820 16,584 20,730 27,640 41,460 57,353 82,920 114,706 172,059 229,412 286,765 344,118 458,824 573,530 688,236 860,295 1,147,060 1,376,472 1,720,590 2,294,120 3,441,180 and 6,882,360, with no remainder.

Since 6,882,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,882,360, 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).