Q: Is 7,128,342 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,128,342 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 7,128,342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 39 41 78 82 117 123 234 246 369 533 738 743 1,066 1,486 1,599 2,229 3,198 4,458 4,797 6,687 9,594 9,659 13,374 19,318 28,977 30,463 57,954 60,926 86,931 91,389 173,862 182,778 274,167 396,019 548,334 792,038 1,188,057 2,376,114 3,564,171 and 7,128,342, with no remainder.

Since 7,128,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,128,342, 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).