Q: Is 7,137,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,137,400 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 7,137,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 127 200 254 281 508 562 635 1,016 1,124 1,270 1,405 2,248 2,540 2,810 3,175 5,080 5,620 6,350 7,025 11,240 12,700 14,050 25,400 28,100 35,687 56,200 71,374 142,748 178,435 285,496 356,870 713,740 892,175 1,427,480 1,784,350 3,568,700 and 7,137,400, with no remainder.

Since 7,137,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,137,400, 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).