Q: Is 7,209,672 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,209,672 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 7,209,672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 23 24 37 46 69 74 92 111 138 148 184 222 276 296 353 444 552 706 851 888 1,059 1,412 1,702 2,118 2,553 2,824 3,404 4,236 5,106 6,808 8,119 8,472 10,212 13,061 16,238 20,424 24,357 26,122 32,476 39,183 48,714 52,244 64,952 78,366 97,428 104,488 156,732 194,856 300,403 313,464 600,806 901,209 1,201,612 1,802,418 2,403,224 3,604,836 and 7,209,672, with no remainder.

Since 7,209,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,209,672, 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).