Q: Is 7,122,741 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,122,741 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 7,122,741 can be evenly divided by 1 3 349 1,047 6,803 20,409 2,374,247 and 7,122,741, with no remainder.

Since 7,122,741 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,122,741, 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).