Q: Is 6,006 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 6,006 is a composite number.

Why is 6,006 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 6,006 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 13 14 21 22 26 33 39 42 66 77 78 91 143 154 182 231 273 286 429 462 546 858 1,001 2,002 3,003 and 6,006, with no remainder.

Since 6,006 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,006, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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