Q: Is 7,129,577 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,129,577 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 7,129,577 can be evenly divided by 1 7 13 91 78,347 548,429 1,018,511 and 7,129,577, with no remainder.

Since 7,129,577 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,129,577, 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).