Q: Is 7,351,146 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,351,146 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 7,351,146 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 22 33 66 99 137 198 271 274 411 542 813 822 1,233 1,507 1,626 2,439 2,466 2,981 3,014 4,521 4,878 5,962 8,943 9,042 13,563 17,886 26,829 27,126 37,127 53,658 74,254 111,381 222,762 334,143 408,397 668,286 816,794 1,225,191 2,450,382 3,675,573 and 7,351,146, with no remainder.

Since 7,351,146 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,351,146, 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).