Q: Is 7,163,875 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,163,875 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 7,163,875 can be evenly divided by 1 5 25 125 223 257 1,115 1,285 5,575 6,425 27,875 32,125 57,311 286,555 1,432,775 and 7,163,875, with no remainder.

Since 7,163,875 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,163,875, 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).