Q: Is 7,239,012 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,239,012 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 7,239,012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 22 33 44 66 132 173 317 346 519 634 692 951 1,038 1,268 1,902 1,903 2,076 3,487 3,804 3,806 5,709 6,974 7,612 10,461 11,418 13,948 20,922 22,836 41,844 54,841 109,682 164,523 219,364 329,046 603,251 658,092 1,206,502 1,809,753 2,413,004 3,619,506 and 7,239,012, with no remainder.

Since 7,239,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,239,012, 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).