Q: Is 6,726,230 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,726,230 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 6,726,230 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 35 37 49 53 70 74 98 106 185 245 259 265 343 370 371 490 518 530 686 742 1,295 1,715 1,813 1,855 1,961 2,590 2,597 3,430 3,626 3,710 3,922 5,194 9,065 9,805 12,691 12,985 13,727 18,130 18,179 19,610 25,382 25,970 27,454 36,358 63,455 68,635 90,895 96,089 126,910 137,270 181,790 192,178 480,445 672,623 960,890 1,345,246 3,363,115 and 6,726,230, with no remainder.

Since 6,726,230 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,726,230, 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).