Q: Is 6,599,835 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,599,835 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 6,599,835 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 11 15 33 45 55 67 99 165 199 201 335 495 597 603 737 995 1,005 1,791 2,189 2,211 2,985 3,015 3,685 6,567 6,633 8,955 10,945 11,055 13,333 19,701 32,835 33,165 39,999 66,665 98,505 119,997 146,663 199,995 439,989 599,985 733,315 1,319,967 2,199,945 and 6,599,835, with no remainder.

Since 6,599,835 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,599,835, 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).