Q: Is 7,201,946 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,201,946 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 7,201,946 can be evenly divided by 1 2 389 778 9,257 18,514 3,600,973 and 7,201,946, with no remainder.

Since 7,201,946 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,201,946, 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).