Q: Is 7,201,166 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,201,166 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 7,201,166 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 17 34 79 119 158 238 383 553 766 1,106 1,343 2,681 2,686 5,362 6,511 9,401 13,022 18,802 30,257 45,577 60,514 91,154 211,799 423,598 514,369 1,028,738 3,600,583 and 7,201,166, with no remainder.

Since 7,201,166 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,201,166, 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).