Q: Is 7,133,442 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,133,442 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 7,133,442 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 43 86 129 258 643 1,286 1,849 1,929 3,698 3,858 5,547 11,094 27,649 55,298 82,947 165,894 1,188,907 2,377,814 3,566,721 and 7,133,442, with no remainder.

Since 7,133,442 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,133,442, 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).