Q: Is 6,137,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,137,700 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 6,137,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 41 50 60 75 82 100 123 150 164 205 246 300 410 492 499 615 820 998 1,025 1,230 1,497 1,996 2,050 2,460 2,495 2,994 3,075 4,100 4,990 5,988 6,150 7,485 9,980 12,300 12,475 14,970 20,459 24,950 29,940 37,425 40,918 49,900 61,377 74,850 81,836 102,295 122,754 149,700 204,590 245,508 306,885 409,180 511,475 613,770 1,022,950 1,227,540 1,534,425 2,045,900 3,068,850 and 6,137,700, with no remainder.

Since 6,137,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,137,700, 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).