Q: Is 6,438,609 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 6,438,609 is a composite number.

Why is 6,438,609 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 6,438,609 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 29 81 87 261 783 2,349 2,741 8,223 24,669 74,007 79,489 222,021 238,467 715,401 2,146,203 and 6,438,609, with no remainder.

Since 6,438,609 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,438,609, 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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