Q: Is 7,292,472 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,292,472 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 7,292,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 22 23 24 33 44 46 66 69 88 92 132 138 184 253 264 276 506 552 759 1,012 1,201 1,518 2,024 2,402 3,036 3,603 4,804 6,072 7,206 9,608 13,211 14,412 26,422 27,623 28,824 39,633 52,844 55,246 79,266 82,869 105,688 110,492 158,532 165,738 220,984 303,853 317,064 331,476 607,706 662,952 911,559 1,215,412 1,823,118 2,430,824 3,646,236 and 7,292,472, with no remainder.

Since 7,292,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,292,472, 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).