Q: Is 6,838,710 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,838,710 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 6,838,710 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 37 61 74 101 111 122 183 185 202 222 303 305 366 370 505 555 606 610 915 1,010 1,110 1,515 1,830 2,257 3,030 3,737 4,514 6,161 6,771 7,474 11,211 11,285 12,322 13,542 18,483 18,685 22,422 22,570 30,805 33,855 36,966 37,370 56,055 61,610 67,710 92,415 112,110 184,830 227,957 455,914 683,871 1,139,785 1,367,742 2,279,570 3,419,355 and 6,838,710, with no remainder.

Since 6,838,710 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,838,710, 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).