Q: Is 7,233,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,233,000 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 7,233,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 100 120 125 150 200 250 300 375 500 600 750 1,000 1,500 2,411 3,000 4,822 7,233 9,644 12,055 14,466 19,288 24,110 28,932 36,165 48,220 57,864 60,275 72,330 96,440 120,550 144,660 180,825 241,100 289,320 301,375 361,650 482,200 602,750 723,300 904,125 1,205,500 1,446,600 1,808,250 2,411,000 3,616,500 and 7,233,000, with no remainder.

Since 7,233,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,233,000, 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).