Q: Is 6,277,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,277,700 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 6,277,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 13 20 22 25 26 44 50 52 55 65 100 110 130 143 220 260 275 286 325 439 550 572 650 715 878 1,100 1,300 1,430 1,756 2,195 2,860 3,575 4,390 4,829 5,707 7,150 8,780 9,658 10,975 11,414 14,300 19,316 21,950 22,828 24,145 28,535 43,900 48,290 57,070 62,777 96,580 114,140 120,725 125,554 142,675 241,450 251,108 285,350 313,885 482,900 570,700 627,770 1,255,540 1,569,425 3,138,850 and 6,277,700, with no remainder.

Since 6,277,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,277,700, 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).