Q: Is 6,984,042 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,984,042 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 6,984,042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 17 23 26 34 39 46 51 69 78 102 138 221 229 299 391 442 458 598 663 687 782 897 1,173 1,326 1,374 1,794 2,346 2,977 3,893 5,083 5,267 5,954 7,786 8,931 10,166 10,534 11,679 15,249 15,801 17,862 23,358 30,498 31,602 50,609 68,471 89,539 101,218 136,942 151,827 179,078 205,413 268,617 303,654 410,826 537,234 1,164,007 2,328,014 3,492,021 and 6,984,042, with no remainder.

Since 6,984,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,984,042, 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).