Q: Is 6,211,755 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,211,755 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 6,211,755 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 11 15 27 33 45 47 55 89 99 135 141 165 235 267 297 423 445 495 517 705 801 979 1,269 1,335 1,485 1,551 2,115 2,403 2,585 2,937 4,005 4,183 4,653 4,895 6,345 7,755 8,811 12,015 12,549 13,959 14,685 20,915 23,265 26,433 37,647 44,055 46,013 62,745 69,795 112,941 132,165 138,039 188,235 230,065 414,117 564,705 690,195 1,242,351 2,070,585 and 6,211,755, with no remainder.

Since 6,211,755 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,211,755, 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).