Q: Is 6,655,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,655,500 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 6,655,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 17 18 20 25 27 29 30 34 36 45 50 51 54 58 60 68 75 85 87 90 100 102 108 116 125 135 145 150 153 170 174 180 204 225 250 255 261 270 290 300 306 340 348 375 425 435 450 459 493 500 510 522 540 580 612 675 725 750 765 783 850 870 900 918 986 1,020 1,044 1,125 1,275 1,305 1,350 1,450 1,479 1,500 1,530 1,566 1,700 1,740 1,836 1,972 2,125 2,175 2,250 2,295 2,465 2,550 2,610 2,700 2,900 2,958 3,060 3,132 3,375 3,625 3,825 3,915 4,250 4,350 4,437 4,500 4,590 4,930 5,100 5,220 5,916 6,375 6,525 6,750 7,250 7,395 7,650 7,830 8,500 8,700 8,874 9,180 9,860 10,875 11,475 12,325 12,750 13,050 13,311 13,500 14,500 14,790 15,300 15,660 17,748 19,125 19,575 21,750 22,185 22,950 24,650 25,500 26,100 26,622 29,580 32,625 36,975 38,250 39,150 43,500 44,370 45,900 49,300 53,244 57,375 61,625 65,250 66,555 73,950 76,500 78,300 88,740 97,875 110,925 114,750 123,250 130,500 133,110 147,900 184,875 195,750 221,850 229,500 246,500 266,220 332,775 369,750 391,500 443,700 554,625 665,550 739,500 1,109,250 1,331,100 1,663,875 2,218,500 3,327,750 and 6,655,500, with no remainder.

Since 6,655,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,655,500, 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).