Q: Is 7,127,862 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,127,862 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 7,127,862 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 17 21 34 42 51 67 102 119 134 149 201 238 298 357 402 447 469 714 894 938 1,043 1,139 1,407 2,086 2,278 2,533 2,814 3,129 3,417 5,066 6,258 6,834 7,599 7,973 9,983 15,198 15,946 17,731 19,966 23,919 29,949 35,462 47,838 53,193 59,898 69,881 106,386 139,762 169,711 209,643 339,422 419,286 509,133 1,018,266 1,187,977 2,375,954 3,563,931 and 7,127,862, with no remainder.

Since 7,127,862 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,127,862, 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).