Q: Is 7,202,541 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,202,541 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 7,202,541 can be evenly divided by 1 3 53 97 159 291 467 1,401 5,141 15,423 24,751 45,299 74,253 135,897 2,400,847 and 7,202,541, with no remainder.

Since 7,202,541 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,202,541, 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).