Q: Is 6,722,055 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,722,055 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 6,722,055 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 17 27 29 45 51 85 87 101 135 145 153 255 261 303 435 459 493 505 765 783 909 1,305 1,479 1,515 1,717 2,295 2,465 2,727 2,929 3,915 4,437 4,545 5,151 7,395 8,585 8,787 13,311 13,635 14,645 15,453 22,185 25,755 26,361 43,935 46,359 49,793 66,555 77,265 79,083 131,805 149,379 231,795 248,965 395,415 448,137 746,895 1,344,411 2,240,685 and 6,722,055, with no remainder.

Since 6,722,055 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,722,055, 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).