Q: Is 7,367,706 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,367,706 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 7,367,706 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 19 27 38 43 54 57 86 114 129 167 171 258 334 342 387 501 513 774 817 1,002 1,026 1,161 1,503 1,634 2,322 2,451 3,006 3,173 4,509 4,902 6,346 7,181 7,353 9,018 9,519 14,362 14,706 19,038 21,543 22,059 28,557 43,086 44,118 57,114 64,629 85,671 129,258 136,439 171,342 193,887 272,878 387,774 409,317 818,634 1,227,951 2,455,902 3,683,853 and 7,367,706, with no remainder.

Since 7,367,706 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,367,706, 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).