Q: Is 6,436,150 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,436,150 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 6,436,150 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 25 35 37 49 50 70 71 74 98 142 175 185 245 259 350 355 370 490 497 518 710 925 994 1,225 1,295 1,775 1,813 1,850 2,450 2,485 2,590 2,627 3,479 3,550 3,626 4,970 5,254 6,475 6,958 9,065 12,425 12,950 13,135 17,395 18,130 18,389 24,850 26,270 34,790 36,778 45,325 65,675 86,975 90,650 91,945 128,723 131,350 173,950 183,890 257,446 459,725 643,615 919,450 1,287,230 3,218,075 and 6,436,150, with no remainder.

Since 6,436,150 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,436,150, 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).