Q: Is 7,225,140 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,225,140 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 7,225,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 26 30 39 52 59 60 65 78 118 130 156 157 177 195 236 260 295 314 354 390 471 590 628 708 767 780 785 885 942 1,180 1,534 1,570 1,770 1,884 2,041 2,301 2,355 3,068 3,140 3,540 3,835 4,082 4,602 4,710 6,123 7,670 8,164 9,204 9,263 9,420 10,205 11,505 12,246 15,340 18,526 20,410 23,010 24,492 27,789 30,615 37,052 40,820 46,020 46,315 55,578 61,230 92,630 111,156 120,419 122,460 138,945 185,260 240,838 277,890 361,257 481,676 555,780 602,095 722,514 1,204,190 1,445,028 1,806,285 2,408,380 3,612,570 and 7,225,140, with no remainder.

Since 7,225,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,225,140, 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).