Q: Is 7,202,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,202,040 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 7,202,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 60,017 120,034 180,051 240,068 300,085 360,102 480,136 600,170 720,204 900,255 1,200,340 1,440,408 1,800,510 2,400,680 3,601,020 and 7,202,040, with no remainder.

Since 7,202,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,202,040, 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).