Q: Is 7,171,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,171,000 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 7,171,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 71 100 101 125 142 200 202 250 284 355 404 500 505 568 710 808 1,000 1,010 1,420 1,775 2,020 2,525 2,840 3,550 4,040 5,050 7,100 7,171 8,875 10,100 12,625 14,200 14,342 17,750 20,200 25,250 28,684 35,500 35,855 50,500 57,368 71,000 71,710 101,000 143,420 179,275 286,840 358,550 717,100 896,375 1,434,200 1,792,750 3,585,500 and 7,171,000, with no remainder.

Since 7,171,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,171,000, 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).