Q: Is 7,291,470 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,291,470 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 7,291,470 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 17 29 30 34 51 58 85 87 102 145 170 174 255 289 290 435 493 510 578 841 867 870 986 1,445 1,479 1,682 1,734 2,465 2,523 2,890 2,958 4,205 4,335 4,930 5,046 7,395 8,381 8,410 8,670 12,615 14,297 14,790 16,762 25,143 25,230 28,594 41,905 42,891 50,286 71,485 83,810 85,782 125,715 142,970 214,455 243,049 251,430 428,910 486,098 729,147 1,215,245 1,458,294 2,430,490 3,645,735 and 7,291,470, with no remainder.

Since 7,291,470 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,291,470, 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).