Q: Is 6,731,604 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,731,604 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 6,731,604 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 22 33 36 44 66 89 99 132 178 191 198 267 356 382 396 534 573 764 801 979 1,068 1,146 1,602 1,719 1,958 2,101 2,292 2,937 3,204 3,438 3,916 4,202 5,874 6,303 6,876 8,404 8,811 11,748 12,606 16,999 17,622 18,909 25,212 33,998 35,244 37,818 50,997 67,996 75,636 101,994 152,991 186,989 203,988 305,982 373,978 560,967 611,964 747,956 1,121,934 1,682,901 2,243,868 3,365,802 and 6,731,604, with no remainder.

Since 6,731,604 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,731,604, 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).