Q: Is 6,948,024 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,948,024 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 6,948,024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 23 24 41 46 69 82 92 123 138 164 184 246 276 307 328 492 552 614 921 943 984 1,228 1,842 1,886 2,456 2,829 3,684 3,772 5,658 7,061 7,368 7,544 11,316 12,587 14,122 21,183 22,632 25,174 28,244 37,761 42,366 50,348 56,488 75,522 84,732 100,696 151,044 169,464 289,501 302,088 579,002 868,503 1,158,004 1,737,006 2,316,008 3,474,012 and 6,948,024, with no remainder.

Since 6,948,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,948,024, 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).