Q: Is 6,674,710 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,674,710 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 6,674,710 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 17 34 35 70 71 79 85 119 142 158 170 238 355 395 497 553 595 710 790 994 1,106 1,190 1,207 1,343 2,414 2,485 2,686 2,765 4,970 5,530 5,609 6,035 6,715 8,449 9,401 11,218 12,070 13,430 16,898 18,802 28,045 39,263 42,245 47,005 56,090 78,526 84,490 94,010 95,353 190,706 196,315 392,630 476,765 667,471 953,530 1,334,942 3,337,355 and 6,674,710, with no remainder.

Since 6,674,710 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,674,710, 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).