Q: Is 6,897,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,897,960 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 6,897,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 81 90 108 120 135 162 180 216 270 324 360 405 540 648 810 1,080 1,620 2,129 3,240 4,258 6,387 8,516 10,645 12,774 17,032 19,161 21,290 25,548 31,935 38,322 42,580 51,096 57,483 63,870 76,644 85,160 95,805 114,966 127,740 153,288 172,449 191,610 229,932 255,480 287,415 344,898 383,220 459,864 574,830 689,796 766,440 862,245 1,149,660 1,379,592 1,724,490 2,299,320 3,448,980 and 6,897,960, with no remainder.

Since 6,897,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,897,960, 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).