Q: Is 7,031,172 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,031,172 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 7,031,172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 31 41 62 82 93 123 124 164 186 246 372 461 492 922 1,271 1,383 1,844 2,542 2,766 3,813 5,084 5,532 7,626 14,291 15,252 18,901 28,582 37,802 42,873 56,703 57,164 75,604 85,746 113,406 171,492 226,812 585,931 1,171,862 1,757,793 2,343,724 3,515,586 and 7,031,172, with no remainder.

Since 7,031,172 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,031,172, 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).