Q: Is 7,202,466 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,202,466 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 7,202,466 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 133,379 266,758 400,137 800,274 1,200,411 2,400,822 3,601,233 and 7,202,466, with no remainder.

Since 7,202,466 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,202,466, 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).