Q: Is 6,844,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,844,400 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 6,844,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 71 80 100 142 200 241 284 355 400 482 568 710 964 1,136 1,205 1,420 1,775 1,928 2,410 2,840 3,550 3,856 4,820 5,680 6,025 7,100 9,640 12,050 14,200 17,111 19,280 24,100 28,400 34,222 48,200 68,444 85,555 96,400 136,888 171,110 273,776 342,220 427,775 684,440 855,550 1,368,880 1,711,100 3,422,200 and 6,844,400, with no remainder.

Since 6,844,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,844,400, 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).