Q: Is 7,128,765 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,128,765 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 7,128,765 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 21 35 45 49 53 61 63 105 147 159 183 245 265 305 315 371 427 441 477 549 735 795 915 1,113 1,281 1,855 2,135 2,205 2,385 2,597 2,745 2,989 3,233 3,339 3,843 5,565 6,405 7,791 8,967 9,699 12,985 14,945 16,165 16,695 19,215 22,631 23,373 26,901 29,097 38,955 44,835 48,495 67,893 113,155 116,865 134,505 145,485 158,417 203,679 339,465 475,251 792,085 1,018,395 1,425,753 2,376,255 and 7,128,765, with no remainder.

Since 7,128,765 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,128,765, 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).