Q: Is 6,868,170 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,868,170 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 6,868,170 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 17 18 30 34 45 51 67 85 90 102 134 153 170 201 255 306 335 402 510 603 670 765 1,005 1,139 1,206 1,530 2,010 2,278 3,015 3,417 4,489 5,695 6,030 6,834 8,978 10,251 11,390 13,467 17,085 20,502 22,445 26,934 34,170 40,401 44,890 51,255 67,335 76,313 80,802 102,510 134,670 152,626 202,005 228,939 381,565 404,010 457,878 686,817 763,130 1,144,695 1,373,634 2,289,390 3,434,085 and 6,868,170, with no remainder.

Since 6,868,170 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,868,170, 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).