Q: Is 6,279,075 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,279,075 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 6,279,075 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 11 15 25 33 43 45 55 59 75 99 129 165 177 215 225 275 295 387 473 495 531 645 649 825 885 1,075 1,419 1,475 1,935 1,947 2,365 2,475 2,537 2,655 3,225 3,245 4,257 4,425 5,841 7,095 7,611 9,675 9,735 11,825 12,685 13,275 16,225 21,285 22,833 27,907 29,205 35,475 38,055 48,675 63,425 83,721 106,425 114,165 139,535 146,025 190,275 251,163 418,605 570,825 697,675 1,255,815 2,093,025 and 6,279,075, with no remainder.

Since 6,279,075 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,279,075, 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).