Q: Is 7,129,290 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,129,290 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 7,129,290 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 17 21 30 34 35 42 51 70 85 102 105 119 170 210 238 255 357 510 595 714 1,190 1,785 1,997 3,570 3,994 5,991 9,985 11,982 13,979 19,970 27,958 29,955 33,949 41,937 59,910 67,898 69,895 83,874 101,847 139,790 169,745 203,694 209,685 237,643 339,490 419,370 475,286 509,235 712,929 1,018,470 1,188,215 1,425,858 2,376,430 3,564,645 and 7,129,290, with no remainder.

Since 7,129,290 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,129,290, 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).