Q: Is 6,107,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,107,500 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 6,107,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 50 70 100 125 140 175 250 349 350 500 625 698 700 875 1,250 1,396 1,745 1,750 2,443 2,500 3,490 3,500 4,375 4,886 6,980 8,725 8,750 9,772 12,215 17,450 17,500 24,430 34,900 43,625 48,860 61,075 87,250 122,150 174,500 218,125 244,300 305,375 436,250 610,750 872,500 1,221,500 1,526,875 3,053,750 and 6,107,500, with no remainder.

Since 6,107,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,107,500, 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).