Q: Is 6,718,842 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,718,842 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 6,718,842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 17 18 26 27 34 39 51 54 78 102 117 153 221 234 306 351 442 459 563 663 702 918 1,126 1,326 1,689 1,989 3,378 3,978 5,067 5,967 7,319 9,571 10,134 11,934 14,638 15,201 19,142 21,957 28,713 30,402 43,914 57,426 65,871 86,139 124,423 131,742 172,278 197,613 248,846 258,417 373,269 395,226 516,834 746,538 1,119,807 2,239,614 3,359,421 and 6,718,842, with no remainder.

Since 6,718,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,718,842, 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).