Q: Is 6,201,783 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,201,783 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 6,201,783 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 41 49 63 123 147 287 343 369 441 861 1,029 2,009 2,401 2,583 3,087 6,027 7,203 14,063 16,807 18,081 21,609 42,189 50,421 98,441 126,567 151,263 295,323 689,087 885,969 2,067,261 and 6,201,783, with no remainder.

Since 6,201,783 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,201,783, 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).