Q: Is 6,978,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,978,000 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 6,978,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 125 150 200 240 250 300 375 400 500 600 750 1,000 1,163 1,200 1,500 2,000 2,326 3,000 3,489 4,652 5,815 6,000 6,978 9,304 11,630 13,956 17,445 18,608 23,260 27,912 29,075 34,890 46,520 55,824 58,150 69,780 87,225 93,040 116,300 139,560 145,375 174,450 232,600 279,120 290,750 348,900 436,125 465,200 581,500 697,800 872,250 1,163,000 1,395,600 1,744,500 2,326,000 3,489,000 and 6,978,000, with no remainder.

Since 6,978,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,978,000, 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).