Q: Is 6,727,482 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,727,482 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 6,727,482 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 19 27 38 54 57 79 83 114 158 166 171 237 249 342 474 498 513 711 747 1,026 1,422 1,494 1,501 1,577 2,133 2,241 3,002 3,154 4,266 4,482 4,503 4,731 6,557 9,006 9,462 13,114 13,509 14,193 19,671 27,018 28,386 39,342 40,527 42,579 59,013 81,054 85,158 118,026 124,583 177,039 249,166 354,078 373,749 747,498 1,121,247 2,242,494 3,363,741 and 6,727,482, with no remainder.

Since 6,727,482 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,727,482, 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).