Q: Is 6,827,814 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,827,814 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 6,827,814 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 54 63 81 126 162 189 223 243 378 446 486 567 669 729 1,134 1,338 1,458 1,561 1,701 2,007 2,187 3,122 3,402 4,014 4,374 4,683 5,103 6,021 9,366 10,206 12,042 14,049 15,309 18,063 28,098 30,618 36,126 42,147 54,189 84,294 108,378 126,441 162,567 252,882 325,134 379,323 487,701 758,646 975,402 1,137,969 2,275,938 3,413,907 and 6,827,814, with no remainder.

Since 6,827,814 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,827,814, 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).