Q: Is 6,675,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,675,300 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 6,675,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 100 150 180 225 300 450 900 7,417 14,834 22,251 29,668 37,085 44,502 66,753 74,170 89,004 111,255 133,506 148,340 185,425 222,510 267,012 333,765 370,850 445,020 556,275 667,530 741,700 1,112,550 1,335,060 1,668,825 2,225,100 3,337,650 and 6,675,300, with no remainder.

Since 6,675,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,675,300, 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).