Q: Is 7,199,250 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,199,250 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 7,199,250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 29 30 50 58 75 87 125 145 150 174 250 290 331 375 435 662 725 750 870 993 1,450 1,655 1,986 2,175 3,310 3,625 4,350 4,965 7,250 8,275 9,599 9,930 10,875 16,550 19,198 21,750 24,825 28,797 41,375 47,995 49,650 57,594 82,750 95,990 124,125 143,985 239,975 248,250 287,970 479,950 719,925 1,199,875 1,439,850 2,399,750 3,599,625 and 7,199,250, with no remainder.

Since 7,199,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,199,250, 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).