Q: Is 6,884,850 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,884,850 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 6,884,850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 25 30 35 42 50 70 75 79 83 105 150 158 166 175 210 237 249 350 395 415 474 498 525 553 581 790 830 1,050 1,106 1,162 1,185 1,245 1,659 1,743 1,975 2,075 2,370 2,490 2,765 2,905 3,318 3,486 3,950 4,150 5,530 5,810 5,925 6,225 6,557 8,295 8,715 11,850 12,450 13,114 13,825 14,525 16,590 17,430 19,671 27,650 29,050 32,785 39,342 41,475 43,575 45,899 65,570 82,950 87,150 91,798 98,355 137,697 163,925 196,710 229,495 275,394 327,850 458,990 491,775 688,485 983,550 1,147,475 1,376,970 2,294,950 3,442,425 and 6,884,850, with no remainder.

Since 6,884,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,884,850, 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).