Q: Is 6,974,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,974,640 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 6,974,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 90 108 120 135 144 180 216 240 270 360 432 540 720 1,080 2,160 3,229 6,458 9,687 12,916 16,145 19,374 25,832 29,061 32,290 38,748 48,435 51,664 58,122 64,580 77,496 87,183 96,870 116,244 129,160 145,305 154,992 174,366 193,740 232,488 258,320 290,610 348,732 387,480 435,915 464,976 581,220 697,464 774,960 871,830 1,162,440 1,394,928 1,743,660 2,324,880 3,487,320 and 6,974,640, with no remainder.

Since 6,974,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,974,640, 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).