Q: Is 6,426,498 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 6,426,498 is a composite number.

Why is 6,426,498 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 6,426,498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 47 78 94 141 282 611 1,222 1,753 1,833 3,506 3,666 5,259 10,518 22,789 45,578 68,367 82,391 136,734 164,782 247,173 494,346 1,071,083 2,142,166 3,213,249 and 6,426,498, with no remainder.

Since 6,426,498 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,426,498, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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