Q: Is 6,859,060 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,859,060 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 6,859,060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 23 26 31 37 46 52 62 65 74 92 115 124 130 148 155 185 230 260 299 310 370 403 460 481 598 620 713 740 806 851 962 1,147 1,196 1,426 1,495 1,612 1,702 1,924 2,015 2,294 2,405 2,852 2,990 3,404 3,565 4,030 4,255 4,588 4,810 5,735 5,980 7,130 8,060 8,510 9,269 9,620 11,063 11,470 14,260 14,911 17,020 18,538 22,126 22,940 26,381 29,822 37,076 44,252 46,345 52,762 55,315 59,644 74,555 92,690 105,524 110,630 131,905 149,110 185,380 221,260 263,810 298,220 342,953 527,620 685,906 1,371,812 1,714,765 3,429,530 and 6,859,060, with no remainder.

Since 6,859,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,859,060, 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).