Q: Is 6,434,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,434,300 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 6,434,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 37 47 50 74 94 100 148 185 188 235 370 470 740 925 940 1,175 1,369 1,739 1,850 2,350 2,738 3,478 3,700 4,700 5,476 6,845 6,956 8,695 13,690 17,390 27,380 34,225 34,780 43,475 64,343 68,450 86,950 128,686 136,900 173,900 257,372 321,715 643,430 1,286,860 1,608,575 3,217,150 and 6,434,300, with no remainder.

Since 6,434,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,434,300, 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).