Q: Is 6,407,688 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,407,688 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 6,407,688 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 43 56 84 86 129 168 172 258 301 344 516 602 887 903 1,032 1,204 1,774 1,806 2,408 2,661 3,548 3,612 5,322 6,209 7,096 7,224 10,644 12,418 18,627 21,288 24,836 37,254 38,141 49,672 74,508 76,282 114,423 149,016 152,564 228,846 266,987 305,128 457,692 533,974 800,961 915,384 1,067,948 1,601,922 2,135,896 3,203,844 and 6,407,688, with no remainder.

Since 6,407,688 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,407,688, 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).