Q: Is 7,226,250 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,226,250 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 7,226,250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 41 47 50 75 82 94 123 125 141 150 205 235 246 250 282 375 410 470 615 625 705 750 1,025 1,175 1,230 1,250 1,410 1,875 1,927 2,050 2,350 3,075 3,525 3,750 3,854 5,125 5,781 5,875 6,150 7,050 9,635 10,250 11,562 11,750 15,375 17,625 19,270 25,625 28,905 29,375 30,750 35,250 48,175 51,250 57,810 58,750 76,875 88,125 96,350 144,525 153,750 176,250 240,875 289,050 481,750 722,625 1,204,375 1,445,250 2,408,750 3,613,125 and 7,226,250, with no remainder.

Since 7,226,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,226,250, 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).