Q: Is 6,903,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,903,960 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 6,903,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 56 60 70 84 105 120 140 168 210 280 420 840 8,219 16,438 24,657 32,876 41,095 49,314 57,533 65,752 82,190 98,628 115,066 123,285 164,380 172,599 197,256 230,132 246,570 287,665 328,760 345,198 460,264 493,140 575,330 690,396 862,995 986,280 1,150,660 1,380,792 1,725,990 2,301,320 3,451,980 and 6,903,960, with no remainder.

Since 6,903,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,903,960, 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).