Q: Is 6,974,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,974,800 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 6,974,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 35 40 47 50 53 56 70 80 94 100 106 112 140 175 188 200 212 235 265 280 329 350 371 376 400 424 470 530 560 658 700 742 752 848 940 1,060 1,175 1,316 1,325 1,400 1,484 1,645 1,855 1,880 2,120 2,350 2,491 2,632 2,650 2,800 2,968 3,290 3,710 3,760 4,240 4,700 4,982 5,264 5,300 5,936 6,580 7,420 8,225 9,275 9,400 9,964 10,600 12,455 13,160 14,840 16,450 17,437 18,550 18,800 19,928 21,200 24,910 26,320 29,680 32,900 34,874 37,100 39,856 49,820 62,275 65,800 69,748 74,200 87,185 99,640 124,550 131,600 139,496 148,400 174,370 199,280 249,100 278,992 348,740 435,925 498,200 697,480 871,850 996,400 1,394,960 1,743,700 3,487,400 and 6,974,800, with no remainder.

Since 6,974,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,974,800, 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).