Q: Is 7,202,442 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,202,442 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 7,202,442 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 169 338 507 1,014 7,103 14,206 21,309 42,618 92,339 184,678 277,017 554,034 1,200,407 2,400,814 3,601,221 and 7,202,442, with no remainder.

Since 7,202,442 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,202,442, 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).