Q: Is 6,828,424 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,828,424 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 6,828,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 17 23 34 37 46 59 68 74 92 118 136 148 184 236 296 391 472 629 782 851 1,003 1,258 1,357 1,564 1,702 2,006 2,183 2,516 2,714 3,128 3,404 4,012 4,366 5,032 5,428 6,808 8,024 8,732 10,856 14,467 17,464 23,069 28,934 37,111 46,138 50,209 57,868 74,222 92,276 100,418 115,736 148,444 184,552 200,836 296,888 401,672 853,553 1,707,106 3,414,212 and 6,828,424, with no remainder.

Since 6,828,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,828,424, 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).