Q: Is 6,908,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,908,300 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 6,908,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 50 70 71 100 139 140 142 175 278 284 350 355 497 556 695 700 710 973 994 1,390 1,420 1,775 1,946 1,988 2,485 2,780 3,475 3,550 3,892 4,865 4,970 6,950 7,100 9,730 9,869 9,940 12,425 13,900 19,460 19,738 24,325 24,850 39,476 48,650 49,345 49,700 69,083 97,300 98,690 138,166 197,380 246,725 276,332 345,415 493,450 690,830 986,900 1,381,660 1,727,075 3,454,150 and 6,908,300, with no remainder.

Since 6,908,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,908,300, 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).