Q: Is 7,239,512 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,239,512 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 7,239,512 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 129,277 258,554 517,108 904,939 1,034,216 1,809,878 3,619,756 and 7,239,512, with no remainder.

Since 7,239,512 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,239,512, 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).