Q: Is 7,202,268 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,202,268 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 7,202,268 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 200,063 400,126 600,189 800,252 1,200,378 1,800,567 2,400,756 3,601,134 and 7,202,268, with no remainder.

Since 7,202,268 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,202,268, 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).