Q: Is 7,040,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,040,550 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 7,040,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 11 15 17 22 25 30 33 34 50 51 55 66 75 85 102 110 150 165 170 187 251 255 275 330 374 425 502 510 550 561 753 825 850 935 1,122 1,255 1,275 1,506 1,650 1,870 2,510 2,550 2,761 2,805 3,765 4,267 4,675 5,522 5,610 6,275 7,530 8,283 8,534 9,350 12,550 12,801 13,805 14,025 16,566 18,825 21,335 25,602 27,610 28,050 37,650 41,415 42,670 46,937 64,005 69,025 82,830 93,874 106,675 128,010 138,050 140,811 207,075 213,350 234,685 281,622 320,025 414,150 469,370 640,050 704,055 1,173,425 1,408,110 2,346,850 3,520,275 and 7,040,550, with no remainder.

Since 7,040,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,040,550, 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).