Q: Is 7,201,691 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,201,691 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 7,201,691 can be evenly divided by 1 7 23 41 161 287 943 1,091 6,601 7,637 25,093 44,731 175,651 313,117 1,028,813 and 7,201,691, with no remainder.

Since 7,201,691 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,201,691, 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).