Q: Is 6,805,950 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,805,950 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 6,805,950 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 17 25 30 34 50 51 75 85 102 150 157 170 255 289 314 425 471 510 578 785 850 867 942 1,275 1,445 1,570 1,734 2,355 2,550 2,669 2,890 3,925 4,335 4,710 5,338 7,225 7,850 8,007 8,670 11,775 13,345 14,450 16,014 21,675 23,550 26,690 40,035 43,350 45,373 66,725 80,070 90,746 133,450 136,119 200,175 226,865 272,238 400,350 453,730 680,595 1,134,325 1,361,190 2,268,650 3,402,975 and 6,805,950, with no remainder.

Since 6,805,950 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,805,950, 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).