Q: Is 6,869,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,869,800 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 6,869,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 25 28 35 40 49 50 56 70 98 100 140 175 196 200 245 280 350 392 490 700 701 980 1,225 1,400 1,402 1,960 2,450 2,804 3,505 4,900 4,907 5,608 7,010 9,800 9,814 14,020 17,525 19,628 24,535 28,040 34,349 35,050 39,256 49,070 68,698 70,100 98,140 122,675 137,396 140,200 171,745 196,280 245,350 274,792 343,490 490,700 686,980 858,725 981,400 1,373,960 1,717,450 3,434,900 and 6,869,800, with no remainder.

Since 6,869,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,869,800, 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).