Q: Is 7,135,401 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,135,401 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 7,135,401 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 13 21 39 59 91 177 273 413 443 767 1,239 1,329 2,301 3,101 5,369 5,759 9,303 16,107 17,277 26,137 40,313 78,411 120,939 182,959 339,781 548,877 1,019,343 2,378,467 and 7,135,401, with no remainder.

Since 7,135,401 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,135,401, 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).