Q: Is 7,201,316 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,201,316 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 7,201,316 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 587 1,174 2,348 3,067 6,134 12,268 1,800,329 3,600,658 and 7,201,316, with no remainder.

Since 7,201,316 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,201,316, 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).