Q: Is 7,288,848 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,288,848 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 7,288,848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 36 42 48 49 56 63 72 84 98 112 126 144 147 168 196 252 294 336 392 441 504 588 784 882 1,008 1,033 1,176 1,764 2,066 2,352 3,099 3,528 4,132 6,198 7,056 7,231 8,264 9,297 12,396 14,462 16,528 18,594 21,693 24,792 28,924 37,188 43,386 49,584 50,617 57,848 65,079 74,376 86,772 101,234 115,696 130,158 148,752 151,851 173,544 202,468 260,316 303,702 347,088 404,936 455,553 520,632 607,404 809,872 911,106 1,041,264 1,214,808 1,822,212 2,429,616 3,644,424 and 7,288,848, with no remainder.

Since 7,288,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,288,848, 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).