Q: Is 6,948,870 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,948,870 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 6,948,870 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 19 30 38 57 73 95 114 146 167 190 219 285 334 365 438 501 570 730 835 1,002 1,095 1,387 1,670 2,190 2,505 2,774 3,173 4,161 5,010 6,346 6,935 8,322 9,519 12,191 13,870 15,865 19,038 20,805 24,382 31,730 36,573 41,610 47,595 60,955 73,146 95,190 121,910 182,865 231,629 365,730 463,258 694,887 1,158,145 1,389,774 2,316,290 3,474,435 and 6,948,870, with no remainder.

Since 6,948,870 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,948,870, 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).