Q: Is 6,738,810 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,738,810 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 6,738,810 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 13 15 26 30 37 39 65 74 78 111 130 185 195 222 370 390 467 481 555 934 962 1,110 1,401 1,443 2,335 2,405 2,802 2,886 4,670 4,810 6,071 7,005 7,215 12,142 14,010 14,430 17,279 18,213 30,355 34,558 36,426 51,837 60,710 86,395 91,065 103,674 172,790 182,130 224,627 259,185 449,254 518,370 673,881 1,123,135 1,347,762 2,246,270 3,369,405 and 6,738,810, with no remainder.

Since 6,738,810 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,738,810, 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).