Q: Is 6,248,775 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,248,775 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 6,248,775 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 13 15 17 25 29 39 51 65 75 85 87 145 169 195 221 255 325 377 425 435 493 507 663 725 845 975 1,105 1,131 1,275 1,479 1,885 2,175 2,465 2,535 2,873 3,315 4,225 4,901 5,525 5,655 6,409 7,395 8,619 9,425 12,325 12,675 14,365 14,703 16,575 19,227 24,505 28,275 32,045 36,975 43,095 71,825 73,515 83,317 96,135 122,525 160,225 215,475 249,951 367,575 416,585 480,675 1,249,755 2,082,925 and 6,248,775, with no remainder.

Since 6,248,775 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,248,775, 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).