Q: Is 6,850,260 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,850,260 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 6,850,260 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 2,003 3,420 4,006 6,009 8,012 10,015 12,018 18,027 20,030 24,036 30,045 36,054 38,057 40,060 60,090 72,108 76,114 90,135 114,171 120,180 152,228 180,270 190,285 228,342 342,513 360,540 380,570 456,684 570,855 685,026 761,140 1,141,710 1,370,052 1,712,565 2,283,420 3,425,130 and 6,850,260, with no remainder.

Since 6,850,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,850,260, 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).