Q: Is 60,066,006 a Composite Number?

Why is 60,066,006 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 60,066,006 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 13 14 21 22 26 33 39 42 66 73 77 78 91 137 143 146 154 182 219 231 273 274 286 411 429 438 462 511 546 803 822 858 949 959 1,001 1,022 1,507 1,533 1,606 1,781 1,898 1,918 2,002 2,409 2,847 2,877 3,003 3,014 3,066 3,562 4,521 4,818 5,343 5,621 5,694 5,754 6,006 6,643 9,042 10,001 10,439 10,549 10,686 11,242 12,467 13,286 16,863 19,591 19,929 20,002 20,878 21,098 24,934 30,003 31,317 31,647 33,726 37,401 39,182 39,858 58,773 60,006 62,634 63,294 70,007 73,073 74,802 110,011 117,546 130,013 137,137 140,014 146,146 210,021 219,219 220,022 260,026 274,274 330,033 390,039 411,411 420,042 438,438 660,066 770,077 780,078 822,822 910,091 1,430,143 1,540,154 1,820,182 2,310,231 2,730,273 2,860,286 4,290,429 4,620,462 5,460,546 8,580,858 10,011,001 20,022,002 30,033,003 and 60,066,006, with no remainder.

Since 60,066,006 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,066,006, 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).