Q: Is 6,473,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,473,700 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 6,473,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 100 150 180 225 300 450 900 7,193 14,386 21,579 28,772 35,965 43,158 64,737 71,930 86,316 107,895 129,474 143,860 179,825 215,790 258,948 323,685 359,650 431,580 539,475 647,370 719,300 1,078,950 1,294,740 1,618,425 2,157,900 3,236,850 and 6,473,700, with no remainder.

Since 6,473,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,473,700, 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).