Q: Is 7,201,551 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,201,551 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 7,201,551 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 19 21 57 133 399 18,049 54,147 126,343 342,931 379,029 1,028,793 2,400,517 and 7,201,551, with no remainder.

Since 7,201,551 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,201,551, 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).