Q: Is 7,211,008 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,211,008 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 7,211,008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 56 64 112 128 224 256 448 503 512 896 1,006 1,024 1,792 2,012 2,048 3,521 3,584 4,024 7,042 7,168 8,048 14,084 14,336 16,096 28,168 32,192 56,336 64,384 112,672 128,768 225,344 257,536 450,688 515,072 901,376 1,030,144 1,802,752 3,605,504 and 7,211,008, with no remainder.

Since 7,211,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,211,008, 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).