Q: Is 7,202,462 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,202,462 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 7,202,462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 1,087 2,174 3,313 6,626 3,601,231 and 7,202,462, with no remainder.

Since 7,202,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,202,462, 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).