Q: Is 7,246,532 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,246,532 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 7,246,532 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 43 86 172 42,131 84,262 168,524 1,811,633 3,623,266 and 7,246,532, with no remainder.

Since 7,246,532 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,246,532, 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).