Q: Is 6,257,745 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,257,745 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 6,257,745 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 13 15 19 39 45 57 65 95 117 171 195 247 285 563 585 741 855 1,235 1,689 2,223 2,815 3,705 5,067 7,319 8,445 10,697 11,115 21,957 25,335 32,091 36,595 53,485 65,871 96,273 109,785 139,061 160,455 329,355 417,183 481,365 695,305 1,251,549 2,085,915 and 6,257,745, with no remainder.

Since 6,257,745 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,257,745, 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).