Q: Is 7,243,740 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,243,740 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 7,243,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 28 30 35 36 42 45 60 63 70 84 90 105 126 140 180 210 252 315 420 630 1,260 5,749 11,498 17,247 22,996 28,745 34,494 40,243 51,741 57,490 68,988 80,486 86,235 103,482 114,980 120,729 160,972 172,470 201,215 206,964 241,458 258,705 344,940 362,187 402,430 482,916 517,410 603,645 724,374 804,860 1,034,820 1,207,290 1,448,748 1,810,935 2,414,580 3,621,870 and 7,243,740, with no remainder.

Since 7,243,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,243,740, 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).