Q: Is 6,714,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,714,900 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 6,714,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 27 30 36 45 50 54 60 75 81 90 100 108 135 150 162 180 225 270 300 324 405 450 540 675 810 829 900 1,350 1,620 1,658 2,025 2,487 2,700 3,316 4,050 4,145 4,974 7,461 8,100 8,290 9,948 12,435 14,922 16,580 20,725 22,383 24,870 29,844 37,305 41,450 44,766 49,740 62,175 67,149 74,610 82,900 89,532 111,915 124,350 134,298 149,220 186,525 223,830 248,700 268,596 335,745 373,050 447,660 559,575 671,490 746,100 1,119,150 1,342,980 1,678,725 2,238,300 3,357,450 and 6,714,900, with no remainder.

Since 6,714,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,714,900, 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).