Q: Is 7,143,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,143,120 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 7,143,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 90 108 120 135 144 180 216 240 270 360 432 540 720 1,080 2,160 3,307 6,614 9,921 13,228 16,535 19,842 26,456 29,763 33,070 39,684 49,605 52,912 59,526 66,140 79,368 89,289 99,210 119,052 132,280 148,815 158,736 178,578 198,420 238,104 264,560 297,630 357,156 396,840 446,445 476,208 595,260 714,312 793,680 892,890 1,190,520 1,428,624 1,785,780 2,381,040 3,571,560 and 7,143,120, with no remainder.

Since 7,143,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,143,120, 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).