Q: Is 7,273,950 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,273,950 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 7,273,950 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 50 71 75 142 150 213 355 426 683 710 1,065 1,366 1,775 2,049 2,130 3,415 3,550 4,098 5,325 6,830 10,245 10,650 17,075 20,490 34,150 48,493 51,225 96,986 102,450 145,479 242,465 290,958 484,930 727,395 1,212,325 1,454,790 2,424,650 3,636,975 and 7,273,950, with no remainder.

Since 7,273,950 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,273,950, 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).