Q: Is 7,267,302 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,267,302 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 7,267,302 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 137 274 411 421 822 842 959 1,233 1,263 1,918 2,466 2,526 2,877 2,947 3,789 5,754 5,894 7,578 8,631 8,841 17,262 17,682 26,523 53,046 57,677 115,354 173,031 346,062 403,739 519,093 807,478 1,038,186 1,211,217 2,422,434 3,633,651 and 7,267,302, with no remainder.

Since 7,267,302 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,267,302, 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).