Q: Is 7,201,736 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,201,736 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 7,201,736 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 900,217 1,800,434 3,600,868 and 7,201,736, with no remainder.

Since 7,201,736 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,201,736, 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).