Q: Is 6,750,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,750,600 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 6,750,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 100 120 150 200 300 600 11,251 22,502 33,753 45,004 56,255 67,506 90,008 112,510 135,012 168,765 225,020 270,024 281,275 337,530 450,040 562,550 675,060 843,825 1,125,100 1,350,120 1,687,650 2,250,200 3,375,300 and 6,750,600, with no remainder.

Since 6,750,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,750,600, 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).