Q: Is 6,724,830 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,724,830 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 6,724,830 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 30 31 35 42 62 70 93 105 155 186 210 217 310 434 465 651 930 1,033 1,085 1,302 2,066 2,170 3,099 3,255 5,165 6,198 6,510 7,231 10,330 14,462 15,495 21,693 30,990 32,023 36,155 43,386 64,046 72,310 96,069 108,465 160,115 192,138 216,930 224,161 320,230 448,322 480,345 672,483 960,690 1,120,805 1,344,966 2,241,610 3,362,415 and 6,724,830, with no remainder.

Since 6,724,830 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,724,830, 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).