Q: Is 6,998,650 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,998,650 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 6,998,650 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 19 25 38 50 53 95 106 139 190 265 278 475 530 695 950 1,007 1,325 1,390 2,014 2,641 2,650 3,475 5,035 5,282 6,950 7,367 10,070 13,205 14,734 25,175 26,410 36,835 50,350 66,025 73,670 132,050 139,973 184,175 279,946 368,350 699,865 1,399,730 3,499,325 and 6,998,650, with no remainder.

Since 6,998,650 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,998,650, 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).