Q: Is 7,200,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,200,240 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 7,200,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 19 20 24 30 38 40 48 57 60 76 80 95 114 120 152 190 228 240 285 304 380 456 570 760 912 1,140 1,520 1,579 2,280 3,158 4,560 4,737 6,316 7,895 9,474 12,632 15,790 18,948 23,685 25,264 30,001 31,580 37,896 47,370 60,002 63,160 75,792 90,003 94,740 120,004 126,320 150,005 180,006 189,480 240,008 300,010 360,012 378,960 450,015 480,016 600,020 720,024 900,030 1,200,040 1,440,048 1,800,060 2,400,080 3,600,120 and 7,200,240, with no remainder.

Since 7,200,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,200,240, 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).