Q: Is 6,827,392 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,827,392 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 6,827,392 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 13 16 22 26 32 44 52 64 88 104 128 143 176 208 286 352 373 416 572 704 746 832 1,144 1,408 1,492 1,664 2,288 2,984 4,103 4,576 4,849 5,968 8,206 9,152 9,698 11,936 16,412 18,304 19,396 23,872 32,824 38,792 47,744 53,339 65,648 77,584 106,678 131,296 155,168 213,356 262,592 310,336 426,712 525,184 620,672 853,424 1,706,848 3,413,696 and 6,827,392, with no remainder.

Since 6,827,392 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,827,392, 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).