Q: Is 7,104,426 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,104,426 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 7,104,426 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 47 59 61 94 118 122 141 177 183 282 329 354 366 413 427 658 826 854 987 1,239 1,281 1,974 2,478 2,562 2,773 2,867 3,599 5,546 5,734 7,198 8,319 8,601 10,797 16,638 17,202 19,411 20,069 21,594 25,193 38,822 40,138 50,386 58,233 60,207 75,579 116,466 120,414 151,158 169,153 338,306 507,459 1,014,918 1,184,071 2,368,142 3,552,213 and 7,104,426, with no remainder.

Since 7,104,426 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,104,426, 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).