Q: Is 6,991,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,991,920 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 6,991,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 18 20 24 26 27 30 36 39 40 45 48 52 54 60 65 72 78 80 81 83 90 104 108 117 120 130 135 144 156 162 166 180 195 208 216 234 240 249 260 270 312 324 332 351 360 390 405 415 432 468 498 520 540 585 624 648 664 702 720 747 780 810 830 936 996 1,040 1,053 1,079 1,080 1,170 1,245 1,296 1,328 1,404 1,494 1,560 1,620 1,660 1,755 1,872 1,992 2,106 2,158 2,160 2,241 2,340 2,490 2,808 2,988 3,120 3,237 3,240 3,320 3,510 3,735 3,984 4,212 4,316 4,482 4,680 4,980 5,265 5,395 5,616 5,976 6,474 6,480 6,640 6,723 7,020 7,470 8,424 8,632 8,964 9,360 9,711 9,960 10,530 10,790 11,205 11,952 12,948 13,446 14,040 14,940 16,185 16,848 17,264 17,928 19,422 19,920 21,060 21,580 22,410 25,896 26,892 28,080 29,133 29,880 32,370 33,615 35,856 38,844 42,120 43,160 44,820 48,555 51,792 53,784 58,266 59,760 64,740 67,230 77,688 84,240 86,320 87,399 89,640 97,110 107,568 116,532 129,480 134,460 145,665 155,376 174,798 179,280 194,220 233,064 258,960 268,920 291,330 349,596 388,440 436,995 466,128 537,840 582,660 699,192 776,880 873,990 1,165,320 1,398,384 1,747,980 2,330,640 3,495,960 and 6,991,920, with no remainder.

Since 6,991,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,991,920, 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).