Q: Is 7,201,836 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,201,836 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 7,201,836 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 19 36 38 57 76 114 171 228 342 684 10,529 21,058 31,587 42,116 63,174 94,761 126,348 189,522 200,051 379,044 400,102 600,153 800,204 1,200,306 1,800,459 2,400,612 3,600,918 and 7,201,836, with no remainder.

Since 7,201,836 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,201,836, 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).