Q: Is 7,202,951 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,202,951 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 7,202,951 can be evenly divided by 1 7 17 49 119 833 8,647 60,529 146,999 423,703 1,028,993 and 7,202,951, with no remainder.

Since 7,202,951 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,202,951, 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).