Q: Is 6,315,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,315,900 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 6,315,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 37 50 60 74 75 100 111 148 150 185 222 300 370 444 555 569 740 925 1,110 1,138 1,707 1,850 2,220 2,276 2,775 2,845 3,414 3,700 5,550 5,690 6,828 8,535 11,100 11,380 14,225 17,070 21,053 28,450 34,140 42,106 42,675 56,900 63,159 84,212 85,350 105,265 126,318 170,700 210,530 252,636 315,795 421,060 526,325 631,590 1,052,650 1,263,180 1,578,975 2,105,300 3,157,950 and 6,315,900, with no remainder.

Since 6,315,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,315,900, 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).