Q: Is 7,202,178 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,202,178 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 7,202,178 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 19 38 57 114 171 342 21,059 42,118 63,177 126,354 189,531 379,062 400,121 800,242 1,200,363 2,400,726 3,601,089 and 7,202,178, with no remainder.

Since 7,202,178 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,202,178, 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).