Q: Is 6,291,675 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,291,675 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 6,291,675 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 13 15 25 27 39 45 65 75 81 117 135 195 225 239 325 351 405 585 675 717 975 1,053 1,195 1,755 2,025 2,151 2,925 3,107 3,585 5,265 5,975 6,453 8,775 9,321 10,755 15,535 17,925 19,359 26,325 27,963 32,265 46,605 53,775 77,675 83,889 96,795 139,815 161,325 233,025 251,667 419,445 483,975 699,075 1,258,335 2,097,225 and 6,291,675, with no remainder.

Since 6,291,675 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,291,675, 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).