Q: Is 6,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 6,840 is a composite number.

Why is 6,840 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 6,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 19 20 24 30 36 38 40 45 57 60 72 76 90 95 114 120 152 171 180 190 228 285 342 360 380 456 570 684 760 855 1,140 1,368 1,710 2,280 3,420 and 6,840, with no remainder.

Since 6,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,840, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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