Q: Is 6,927,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,927,480 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 6,927,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 56 60 63 70 72 84 90 105 120 126 140 168 180 210 252 280 315 360 420 504 630 840 1,260 2,520 2,749 5,498 8,247 10,996 13,745 16,494 19,243 21,992 24,741 27,490 32,988 38,486 41,235 49,482 54,980 57,729 65,976 76,972 82,470 96,215 98,964 109,960 115,458 123,705 153,944 164,940 173,187 192,430 197,928 230,916 247,410 288,645 329,880 346,374 384,860 461,832 494,820 577,290 692,748 769,720 865,935 989,640 1,154,580 1,385,496 1,731,870 2,309,160 3,463,740 and 6,927,480, with no remainder.

Since 6,927,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,927,480, 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).