Q: Is 6,797,718 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,797,718 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 6,797,718 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 41 61 82 122 123 151 183 246 302 366 369 453 549 738 906 1,098 1,359 2,501 2,718 5,002 6,191 7,503 9,211 12,382 15,006 18,422 18,573 22,509 27,633 37,146 45,018 55,266 55,719 82,899 111,438 165,798 377,651 755,302 1,132,953 2,265,906 3,398,859 and 6,797,718, with no remainder.

Since 6,797,718 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,797,718, 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).