Q: Is 6,829,740 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,829,740 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 6,829,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 19 20 30 36 38 45 57 60 76 90 95 114 171 180 190 228 285 342 380 570 684 855 1,140 1,710 1,997 3,420 3,994 5,991 7,988 9,985 11,982 17,973 19,970 23,964 29,955 35,946 37,943 39,940 59,910 71,892 75,886 89,865 113,829 119,820 151,772 179,730 189,715 227,658 341,487 359,460 379,430 455,316 569,145 682,974 758,860 1,138,290 1,365,948 1,707,435 2,276,580 3,414,870 and 6,829,740, with no remainder.

Since 6,829,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,829,740, 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).