Q: Is 7,137,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,137,960 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 7,137,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 17 20 24 30 34 40 51 60 68 85 102 120 136 170 204 255 340 408 510 680 1,020 2,040 3,499 6,998 10,497 13,996 17,495 20,994 27,992 34,990 41,988 52,485 59,483 69,980 83,976 104,970 118,966 139,960 178,449 209,940 237,932 297,415 356,898 419,880 475,864 594,830 713,796 892,245 1,189,660 1,427,592 1,784,490 2,379,320 3,568,980 and 7,137,960, with no remainder.

Since 7,137,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,137,960, 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).