Q: Is 6,757,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,757,500 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 6,757,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 17 20 25 30 34 50 51 53 60 68 75 85 100 102 106 125 150 159 170 204 212 250 255 265 300 318 340 375 425 500 510 530 625 636 750 795 850 901 1,020 1,060 1,250 1,275 1,325 1,500 1,590 1,700 1,802 1,875 2,125 2,500 2,550 2,650 2,703 3,180 3,604 3,750 3,975 4,250 4,505 5,100 5,300 5,406 6,375 6,625 7,500 7,950 8,500 9,010 10,625 10,812 12,750 13,250 13,515 15,900 18,020 19,875 21,250 22,525 25,500 26,500 27,030 31,875 33,125 39,750 42,500 45,050 54,060 63,750 66,250 67,575 79,500 90,100 99,375 112,625 127,500 132,500 135,150 198,750 225,250 270,300 337,875 397,500 450,500 563,125 675,750 1,126,250 1,351,500 1,689,375 2,252,500 3,378,750 and 6,757,500, with no remainder.

Since 6,757,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,757,500, 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).