Q: Is 6,201,658 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,201,658 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 6,201,658 can be evenly divided by 1 2 79 158 39,251 78,502 3,100,829 and 6,201,658, with no remainder.

Since 6,201,658 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,201,658, 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).