Q: Is 7,202,703 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,202,703 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 7,202,703 can be evenly divided by 1 3 23 47 69 141 1,081 2,221 3,243 6,663 51,083 104,387 153,249 313,161 2,400,901 and 7,202,703, with no remainder.

Since 7,202,703 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,202,703, 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).