Q: Is 6,772,038 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,772,038 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 6,772,038 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 13 14 21 26 39 42 78 79 91 157 158 182 237 273 314 471 474 546 553 942 1,027 1,099 1,106 1,659 2,041 2,054 2,198 3,081 3,297 3,318 4,082 6,123 6,162 6,594 7,189 12,246 12,403 14,287 14,378 21,567 24,806 28,574 37,209 42,861 43,134 74,418 85,722 86,821 161,239 173,642 260,463 322,478 483,717 520,926 967,434 1,128,673 2,257,346 3,386,019 and 6,772,038, with no remainder.

Since 6,772,038 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,772,038, 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).