Q: Is 7,202,501 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,202,501 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 7,202,501 can be evenly divided by 1 19 137 2,603 2,767 52,573 379,079 and 7,202,501, with no remainder.

Since 7,202,501 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,202,501, 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).