Q: Is 6,906,942 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,906,942 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 6,906,942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 41 42 49 63 82 98 123 126 147 191 246 287 294 369 382 441 573 574 738 861 882 1,146 1,337 1,719 1,722 2,009 2,583 2,674 3,438 4,011 4,018 5,166 6,027 7,831 8,022 9,359 12,033 12,054 15,662 18,081 18,718 23,493 24,066 28,077 36,162 46,986 54,817 56,154 70,479 84,231 109,634 140,958 164,451 168,462 328,902 383,719 493,353 767,438 986,706 1,151,157 2,302,314 3,453,471 and 6,906,942, with no remainder.

Since 6,906,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,906,942, 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).