Q: Is 6,957,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,957,900 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 6,957,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 27 30 36 45 50 54 60 75 81 90 100 108 135 150 162 180 225 270 300 324 405 450 540 675 810 859 900 1,350 1,620 1,718 2,025 2,577 2,700 3,436 4,050 4,295 5,154 7,731 8,100 8,590 10,308 12,885 15,462 17,180 21,475 23,193 25,770 30,924 38,655 42,950 46,386 51,540 64,425 69,579 77,310 85,900 92,772 115,965 128,850 139,158 154,620 193,275 231,930 257,700 278,316 347,895 386,550 463,860 579,825 695,790 773,100 1,159,650 1,391,580 1,739,475 2,319,300 3,478,950 and 6,957,900, with no remainder.

Since 6,957,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,957,900, 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).