Q: Is 6,971,916 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,971,916 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 6,971,916 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 49 71 84 98 142 147 167 196 213 284 294 334 426 497 501 588 668 852 994 1,002 1,169 1,491 1,988 2,004 2,338 2,982 3,479 3,507 4,676 5,964 6,958 7,014 8,183 10,437 11,857 13,916 14,028 16,366 20,874 23,714 24,549 32,732 35,571 41,748 47,428 49,098 71,142 82,999 98,196 142,284 165,998 248,997 331,996 497,994 580,993 995,988 1,161,986 1,742,979 2,323,972 3,485,958 and 6,971,916, with no remainder.

Since 6,971,916 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,971,916, 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).