Q: Is 7,243,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,243,500 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 7,243,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 25 30 33 44 50 55 60 66 75 100 110 125 132 150 165 220 250 275 300 330 375 439 500 550 660 750 825 878 1,100 1,317 1,375 1,500 1,650 1,756 2,195 2,634 2,750 3,300 4,125 4,390 4,829 5,268 5,500 6,585 8,250 8,780 9,658 10,975 13,170 14,487 16,500 19,316 21,950 24,145 26,340 28,974 32,925 43,900 48,290 54,875 57,948 65,850 72,435 96,580 109,750 120,725 131,700 144,870 164,625 219,500 241,450 289,740 329,250 362,175 482,900 603,625 658,500 724,350 1,207,250 1,448,700 1,810,875 2,414,500 3,621,750 and 7,243,500, with no remainder.

Since 7,243,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,243,500, 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).