Q: Is 7,135,636 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,135,636 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 7,135,636 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 431 862 1,724 4,139 8,278 16,556 1,783,909 3,567,818 and 7,135,636, with no remainder.

Since 7,135,636 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,135,636, 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).