Q: Is 6,189,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,189,900 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 6,189,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 47 50 60 75 94 100 141 150 188 235 282 300 439 470 564 705 878 940 1,175 1,317 1,410 1,756 2,195 2,350 2,634 2,820 3,525 4,390 4,700 5,268 6,585 7,050 8,780 10,975 13,170 14,100 20,633 21,950 26,340 32,925 41,266 43,900 61,899 65,850 82,532 103,165 123,798 131,700 206,330 247,596 309,495 412,660 515,825 618,990 1,031,650 1,237,980 1,547,475 2,063,300 3,094,950 and 6,189,900, with no remainder.

Since 6,189,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,189,900, 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).