Q: Is 6,509,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,509,700 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 6,509,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 27 30 36 45 50 54 60 75 90 100 108 135 150 180 225 270 300 450 540 675 900 1,350 2,411 2,700 4,822 7,233 9,644 12,055 14,466 21,699 24,110 28,932 36,165 43,398 48,220 60,275 65,097 72,330 86,796 108,495 120,550 130,194 144,660 180,825 216,990 241,100 260,388 325,485 361,650 433,980 542,475 650,970 723,300 1,084,950 1,301,940 1,627,425 2,169,900 3,254,850 and 6,509,700, with no remainder.

Since 6,509,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,509,700, 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).