Q: Is 6,879,231 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 6,879,231 is a composite number.

Why is 6,879,231 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 6,879,231 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 23 69 167 199 207 501 597 1,503 1,791 3,841 4,577 11,523 13,731 33,233 34,569 41,193 99,699 299,097 764,359 2,293,077 and 6,879,231, with no remainder.

Since 6,879,231 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,879,231, 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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