Q: Is 6,587,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,587,700 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 6,587,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 35 42 50 60 70 75 84 100 105 140 150 175 210 300 350 420 525 700 1,050 2,100 3,137 6,274 9,411 12,548 15,685 18,822 21,959 31,370 37,644 43,918 47,055 62,740 65,877 78,425 87,836 94,110 109,795 131,754 156,850 188,220 219,590 235,275 263,508 313,700 329,385 439,180 470,550 548,975 658,770 941,100 1,097,950 1,317,540 1,646,925 2,195,900 3,293,850 and 6,587,700, with no remainder.

Since 6,587,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,587,700, 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).