Q: Is 7,340,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,340,000 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 7,340,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 80 100 125 160 200 250 367 400 500 625 734 800 1,000 1,250 1,468 1,835 2,000 2,500 2,936 3,670 4,000 5,000 5,872 7,340 9,175 10,000 11,744 14,680 18,350 20,000 29,360 36,700 45,875 58,720 73,400 91,750 146,800 183,500 229,375 293,600 367,000 458,750 734,000 917,500 1,468,000 1,835,000 3,670,000 and 7,340,000, with no remainder.

Since 7,340,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,340,000, 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).