Q: Is 6,917,250 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,917,250 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 6,917,250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 23 25 30 46 50 69 75 115 125 138 150 230 250 345 375 401 575 690 750 802 1,150 1,203 1,725 2,005 2,406 2,875 3,450 4,010 5,750 6,015 8,625 9,223 10,025 12,030 17,250 18,446 20,050 27,669 30,075 46,115 50,125 55,338 60,150 92,230 100,250 138,345 150,375 230,575 276,690 300,750 461,150 691,725 1,152,875 1,383,450 2,305,750 3,458,625 and 6,917,250, with no remainder.

Since 6,917,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,917,250, 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).