Q: Is 7,146,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,146,600 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 7,146,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 43 50 60 75 86 100 120 129 150 172 200 215 258 277 300 344 430 516 554 600 645 831 860 1,032 1,075 1,108 1,290 1,385 1,662 1,720 2,150 2,216 2,580 2,770 3,225 3,324 4,155 4,300 5,160 5,540 6,450 6,648 6,925 8,310 8,600 11,080 11,911 12,900 13,850 16,620 20,775 23,822 25,800 27,700 33,240 35,733 41,550 47,644 55,400 59,555 71,466 83,100 95,288 119,110 142,932 166,200 178,665 238,220 285,864 297,775 357,330 476,440 595,550 714,660 893,325 1,191,100 1,429,320 1,786,650 2,382,200 3,573,300 and 7,146,600, with no remainder.

Since 7,146,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,146,600, 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).