Q: Is 6,235,446 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,235,446 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 6,235,446 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 49 98 127 147 167 254 294 334 381 501 762 889 1,002 1,169 1,778 2,338 2,667 3,507 5,334 6,223 7,014 8,183 12,446 16,366 18,669 21,209 24,549 37,338 42,418 49,098 63,627 127,254 148,463 296,926 445,389 890,778 1,039,241 2,078,482 3,117,723 and 6,235,446, with no remainder.

Since 6,235,446 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,235,446, 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).