Q: Is 7,225,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,225,600 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 7,225,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 64 80 100 128 160 200 256 320 400 640 800 1,129 1,280 1,600 2,258 3,200 4,516 5,645 6,400 9,032 11,290 18,064 22,580 28,225 36,128 45,160 56,450 72,256 90,320 112,900 144,512 180,640 225,800 289,024 361,280 451,600 722,560 903,200 1,445,120 1,806,400 3,612,800 and 7,225,600, with no remainder.

Since 7,225,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,225,600, 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).