Q: Is 6,422,625 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,422,625 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 6,422,625 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 11 15 25 27 33 45 55 75 99 125 135 165 173 225 275 297 375 495 519 675 825 865 1,125 1,375 1,485 1,557 1,903 2,475 2,595 3,375 4,125 4,325 4,671 5,709 7,425 7,785 9,515 12,375 12,975 17,127 21,625 23,355 28,545 37,125 38,925 47,575 51,381 64,875 85,635 116,775 142,725 194,625 237,875 256,905 428,175 583,875 713,625 1,284,525 2,140,875 and 6,422,625, with no remainder.

Since 6,422,625 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,422,625, 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).