Q: Is 6,201,489 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,201,489 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 6,201,489 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 49 147 42,187 126,561 295,309 885,927 2,067,163 and 6,201,489, with no remainder.

Since 6,201,489 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,201,489, 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).