Q: Is 6,227,490 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,227,490 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 6,227,490 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 41 61 82 83 122 123 166 183 205 246 249 305 366 410 415 498 610 615 830 915 1,230 1,245 1,830 2,490 2,501 3,403 5,002 5,063 6,806 7,503 10,126 10,209 12,505 15,006 15,189 17,015 20,418 25,010 25,315 30,378 34,030 37,515 50,630 51,045 75,030 75,945 102,090 151,890 207,583 415,166 622,749 1,037,915 1,245,498 2,075,830 3,113,745 and 6,227,490, with no remainder.

Since 6,227,490 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,227,490, 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).