Q: Is 6,916,806 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,916,806 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 6,916,806 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 27 39 54 59 78 117 118 167 177 234 334 351 354 501 531 702 767 1,002 1,062 1,503 1,534 1,593 2,171 2,301 3,006 3,186 4,342 4,509 4,602 6,513 6,903 9,018 9,853 13,026 13,806 19,539 19,706 20,709 29,559 39,078 41,418 58,617 59,118 88,677 117,234 128,089 177,354 256,178 266,031 384,267 532,062 768,534 1,152,801 2,305,602 3,458,403 and 6,916,806, with no remainder.

Since 6,916,806 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,916,806, 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).