Q: Is 6,248,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,248,900 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 6,248,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 50 70 79 100 113 140 158 175 226 316 350 395 452 553 565 700 790 791 1,106 1,130 1,580 1,582 1,975 2,212 2,260 2,765 2,825 3,164 3,950 3,955 5,530 5,650 7,900 7,910 8,927 11,060 11,300 13,825 15,820 17,854 19,775 27,650 35,708 39,550 44,635 55,300 62,489 79,100 89,270 124,978 178,540 223,175 249,956 312,445 446,350 624,890 892,700 1,249,780 1,562,225 3,124,450 and 6,248,900, with no remainder.

Since 6,248,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,248,900, 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).