Q: Is 7,122,531 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,122,531 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 7,122,531 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 181 543 1,009 2,353 3,027 7,059 13,117 39,351 182,629 547,887 2,374,177 and 7,122,531, with no remainder.

Since 7,122,531 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,122,531, 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).