Q: Is 6,607,302 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,607,302 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 6,607,302 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 23 26 29 39 46 58 69 78 87 127 138 174 254 299 377 381 598 667 754 762 897 1,131 1,334 1,651 1,794 2,001 2,262 2,921 3,302 3,683 4,002 4,953 5,842 7,366 8,671 8,763 9,906 11,049 17,342 17,526 22,098 26,013 37,973 47,879 52,026 75,946 84,709 95,758 113,919 143,637 169,418 227,838 254,127 287,274 508,254 1,101,217 2,202,434 3,303,651 and 6,607,302, with no remainder.

Since 6,607,302 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,607,302, 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).