Q: Is 7,125,785 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,125,785 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 7,125,785 can be evenly divided by 1 5 67 89 239 335 445 1,195 5,963 16,013 21,271 29,815 80,065 106,355 1,425,157 and 7,125,785, with no remainder.

Since 7,125,785 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,125,785, 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).