Q: Is 6,867,972 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 6,867,972 is a composite number.

Why is 6,867,972 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 6,867,972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 71 142 213 284 426 639 852 1,278 2,556 2,687 5,374 8,061 10,748 16,122 24,183 32,244 48,366 96,732 190,777 381,554 572,331 763,108 1,144,662 1,716,993 2,289,324 3,433,986 and 6,867,972, with no remainder.

Since 6,867,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,867,972, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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