Q: Is 6,202,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,202,500 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 6,202,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 125 150 250 300 375 500 625 750 827 1,250 1,500 1,654 1,875 2,481 2,500 3,308 3,750 4,135 4,962 7,500 8,270 9,924 12,405 16,540 20,675 24,810 41,350 49,620 62,025 82,700 103,375 124,050 206,750 248,100 310,125 413,500 516,875 620,250 1,033,750 1,240,500 1,550,625 2,067,500 3,101,250 and 6,202,500, with no remainder.

Since 6,202,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,202,500, 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).