Q: Is 7,206,045 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,206,045 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 7,206,045 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 11 15 17 21 33 35 51 55 77 85 105 119 165 187 231 255 357 367 385 561 595 935 1,101 1,155 1,309 1,785 1,835 2,569 2,805 3,927 4,037 5,505 6,239 6,545 7,707 12,111 12,845 18,717 19,635 20,185 28,259 31,195 38,535 43,673 60,555 68,629 84,777 93,585 131,019 141,295 205,887 218,365 343,145 423,885 480,403 655,095 1,029,435 1,441,209 2,402,015 and 7,206,045, with no remainder.

Since 7,206,045 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,206,045, 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).