Q: Is 7,163,838 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,163,838 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 7,163,838 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 22 33 66 97 99 194 198 291 373 582 746 873 1,067 1,119 1,746 2,134 2,238 3,201 3,357 4,103 6,402 6,714 8,206 9,603 12,309 19,206 24,618 36,181 36,927 72,362 73,854 108,543 217,086 325,629 397,991 651,258 795,982 1,193,973 2,387,946 3,581,919 and 7,163,838, with no remainder.

Since 7,163,838 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,163,838, 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).