Q: Is 7,231,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,231,500 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 7,231,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 100 125 150 180 225 250 300 375 450 500 750 900 1,125 1,500 1,607 2,250 3,214 4,500 4,821 6,428 8,035 9,642 14,463 16,070 19,284 24,105 28,926 32,140 40,175 48,210 57,852 72,315 80,350 96,420 120,525 144,630 160,700 200,875 241,050 289,260 361,575 401,750 482,100 602,625 723,150 803,500 1,205,250 1,446,300 1,807,875 2,410,500 3,615,750 and 7,231,500, with no remainder.

Since 7,231,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,231,500, 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).