Q: Is 7,177,650 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,177,650 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 7,177,650 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 50 75 109 150 218 327 439 545 654 878 1,090 1,317 1,635 2,195 2,634 2,725 3,270 4,390 5,450 6,585 8,175 10,975 13,170 16,350 21,950 32,925 47,851 65,850 95,702 143,553 239,255 287,106 478,510 717,765 1,196,275 1,435,530 2,392,550 3,588,825 and 7,177,650, with no remainder.

Since 7,177,650 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,177,650, 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).