Q: Is 7,118,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,118,700 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 7,118,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 61 75 100 122 150 183 244 300 305 366 389 610 732 778 915 1,167 1,220 1,525 1,556 1,830 1,945 2,334 3,050 3,660 3,890 4,575 4,668 5,835 6,100 7,780 9,150 9,725 11,670 18,300 19,450 23,340 23,729 29,175 38,900 47,458 58,350 71,187 94,916 116,700 118,645 142,374 237,290 284,748 355,935 474,580 593,225 711,870 1,186,450 1,423,740 1,779,675 2,372,900 3,559,350 and 7,118,700, with no remainder.

Since 7,118,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,118,700, 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).