Q: Is 6,979,868 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 6,979,868 is a composite number.

Why is 6,979,868 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 6,979,868 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 71 142 284 497 994 1,988 3,511 7,022 14,044 24,577 49,154 98,308 249,281 498,562 997,124 1,744,967 3,489,934 and 6,979,868, with no remainder.

Since 6,979,868 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,979,868, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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