Q: Is 6,072,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,072,500 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 6,072,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 50 70 100 125 140 175 250 347 350 500 625 694 700 875 1,250 1,388 1,735 1,750 2,429 2,500 3,470 3,500 4,375 4,858 6,940 8,675 8,750 9,716 12,145 17,350 17,500 24,290 34,700 43,375 48,580 60,725 86,750 121,450 173,500 216,875 242,900 303,625 433,750 607,250 867,500 1,214,500 1,518,125 3,036,250 and 6,072,500, with no remainder.

Since 6,072,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,072,500, 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).