Q: Is 6,201,366 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,201,366 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 6,201,366 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 359 718 1,077 2,154 2,879 5,758 8,637 17,274 1,033,561 2,067,122 3,100,683 and 6,201,366, with no remainder.

Since 6,201,366 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,201,366, 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).