Q: Is 7,122,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,122,300 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 7,122,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 150 300 23,741 47,482 71,223 94,964 118,705 142,446 237,410 284,892 356,115 474,820 593,525 712,230 1,187,050 1,424,460 1,780,575 2,374,100 3,561,150 and 7,122,300, with no remainder.

Since 7,122,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,122,300, 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).