Q: Is 7,237,248 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,237,248 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 7,237,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 47 48 64 94 96 128 141 188 192 282 376 384 401 564 752 802 1,128 1,203 1,504 1,604 2,256 2,406 3,008 3,208 4,512 4,812 6,016 6,416 9,024 9,624 12,832 18,048 18,847 19,248 25,664 37,694 38,496 51,328 56,541 75,388 76,992 113,082 150,776 153,984 226,164 301,552 452,328 603,104 904,656 1,206,208 1,809,312 2,412,416 3,618,624 and 7,237,248, with no remainder.

Since 7,237,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,237,248, 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).