Q: Is 7,283,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,283,550 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 7,283,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 50 59 75 118 150 177 295 354 590 823 885 1,475 1,646 1,770 2,469 2,950 4,115 4,425 4,938 8,230 8,850 12,345 20,575 24,690 41,150 48,557 61,725 97,114 123,450 145,671 242,785 291,342 485,570 728,355 1,213,925 1,456,710 2,427,850 3,641,775 and 7,283,550, with no remainder.

Since 7,283,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,283,550, 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).