Q: Is 6,656,004 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,656,004 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 6,656,004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 19 36 37 38 57 74 76 111 114 148 171 222 228 263 333 342 444 526 666 684 703 789 1,052 1,332 1,406 1,578 2,109 2,367 2,812 3,156 4,218 4,734 4,997 6,327 8,436 9,468 9,731 9,994 12,654 14,991 19,462 19,988 25,308 29,193 29,982 38,924 44,973 58,386 59,964 87,579 89,946 116,772 175,158 179,892 184,889 350,316 369,778 554,667 739,556 1,109,334 1,664,001 2,218,668 3,328,002 and 6,656,004, with no remainder.

Since 6,656,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,656,004, 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).