Q: Is 6,753,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,753,000 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 6,753,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 100 120 125 150 200 250 300 375 500 600 750 1,000 1,500 2,251 3,000 4,502 6,753 9,004 11,255 13,506 18,008 22,510 27,012 33,765 45,020 54,024 56,275 67,530 90,040 112,550 135,060 168,825 225,100 270,120 281,375 337,650 450,200 562,750 675,300 844,125 1,125,500 1,350,600 1,688,250 2,251,000 3,376,500 and 6,753,000, with no remainder.

Since 6,753,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,753,000, 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).