Q: Is 6,230,925 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,230,925 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 6,230,925 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 17 25 27 45 51 75 81 85 135 153 181 225 255 405 425 459 543 675 765 905 1,275 1,377 1,629 2,025 2,295 2,715 3,077 3,825 4,525 4,887 6,885 8,145 9,231 11,475 13,575 14,661 15,385 24,435 27,693 34,425 40,725 46,155 73,305 76,925 83,079 122,175 138,465 230,775 249,237 366,525 415,395 692,325 1,246,185 2,076,975 and 6,230,925, with no remainder.

Since 6,230,925 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,230,925, 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).