Q: Is 7,212,924 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,212,924 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 7,212,924 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 191 382 573 764 1,049 1,146 1,719 2,098 2,292 3,147 3,438 4,196 6,294 6,876 9,441 12,588 18,882 37,764 200,359 400,718 601,077 801,436 1,202,154 1,803,231 2,404,308 3,606,462 and 7,212,924, with no remainder.

Since 7,212,924 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,212,924, 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).