Q: Is 6,474,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,474,900 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 6,474,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 113 150 191 226 300 339 382 452 565 573 678 764 955 1,130 1,146 1,356 1,695 1,910 2,260 2,292 2,825 2,865 3,390 3,820 4,775 5,650 5,730 6,780 8,475 9,550 11,300 11,460 14,325 16,950 19,100 21,583 28,650 33,900 43,166 57,300 64,749 86,332 107,915 129,498 215,830 258,996 323,745 431,660 539,575 647,490 1,079,150 1,294,980 1,618,725 2,158,300 3,237,450 and 6,474,900, with no remainder.

Since 6,474,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,474,900, 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).