Q: Is 7,373,835 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,373,835 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 7,373,835 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 17 21 27 35 45 51 63 81 85 105 119 135 153 189 243 255 289 315 357 405 459 567 595 729 765 867 945 1,071 1,215 1,377 1,445 1,701 1,785 2,023 2,295 2,601 2,835 3,213 3,645 4,131 4,335 5,103 5,355 6,069 6,885 7,803 8,505 9,639 10,115 12,393 13,005 16,065 18,207 20,655 23,409 25,515 28,917 30,345 39,015 48,195 54,621 61,965 70,227 86,751 91,035 117,045 144,585 163,863 210,681 273,105 351,135 433,755 491,589 819,315 1,053,405 1,474,767 2,457,945 and 7,373,835, with no remainder.

Since 7,373,835 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,373,835, 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).