Q: Is 6,636,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,636,500 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 6,636,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 25 26 50 52 65 100 125 130 250 260 325 500 650 1,021 1,300 1,625 2,042 3,250 4,084 5,105 6,500 10,210 13,273 20,420 25,525 26,546 51,050 53,092 66,365 102,100 127,625 132,730 255,250 265,460 331,825 510,500 663,650 1,327,300 1,659,125 3,318,250 and 6,636,500, with no remainder.

Since 6,636,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,636,500, 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).