Q: Is 7,201,552 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,201,552 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 7,201,552 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 659 683 1,318 1,366 2,636 2,732 5,272 5,464 10,544 10,928 450,097 900,194 1,800,388 3,600,776 and 7,201,552, with no remainder.

Since 7,201,552 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,201,552, 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).