Q: Is 7,229,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,229,520 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 7,229,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 90 108 120 135 144 180 216 240 270 360 432 540 720 1,080 2,160 3,347 6,694 10,041 13,388 16,735 20,082 26,776 30,123 33,470 40,164 50,205 53,552 60,246 66,940 80,328 90,369 100,410 120,492 133,880 150,615 160,656 180,738 200,820 240,984 267,760 301,230 361,476 401,640 451,845 481,968 602,460 722,952 803,280 903,690 1,204,920 1,445,904 1,807,380 2,409,840 3,614,760 and 7,229,520, with no remainder.

Since 7,229,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,229,520, 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).