Q: Is 6,687,144 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,687,144 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 6,687,144 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 54 72 83 108 166 216 249 332 373 498 664 746 747 996 1,119 1,492 1,494 1,992 2,238 2,241 2,984 2,988 3,357 4,476 4,482 5,976 6,714 8,952 8,964 10,071 13,428 17,928 20,142 26,856 30,959 40,284 61,918 80,568 92,877 123,836 185,754 247,672 278,631 371,508 557,262 743,016 835,893 1,114,524 1,671,786 2,229,048 3,343,572 and 6,687,144, with no remainder.

Since 6,687,144 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,687,144, 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).