Q: Is 6,720,012 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,720,012 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 6,720,012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 26 36 39 52 78 83 117 156 166 173 234 249 332 346 468 498 519 692 747 996 1,038 1,079 1,494 1,557 2,076 2,158 2,249 2,988 3,114 3,237 4,316 4,498 6,228 6,474 6,747 8,996 9,711 12,948 13,494 14,359 19,422 20,241 26,988 28,718 38,844 40,482 43,077 57,436 80,964 86,154 129,231 172,308 186,667 258,462 373,334 516,924 560,001 746,668 1,120,002 1,680,003 2,240,004 3,360,006 and 6,720,012, with no remainder.

Since 6,720,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,720,012, 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).