Q: Is 7,122,988 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,122,988 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 7,122,988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 53 106 212 33,599 67,198 134,396 1,780,747 3,561,494 and 7,122,988, with no remainder.

Since 7,122,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,122,988, 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).