Q: Is 7,389,048 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,389,048 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 7,389,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 37 53 74 106 111 148 157 159 212 222 296 314 318 424 444 471 628 636 888 942 1,256 1,272 1,884 1,961 3,768 3,922 5,809 5,883 7,844 8,321 11,618 11,766 15,688 16,642 17,427 23,236 23,532 24,963 33,284 34,854 46,472 47,064 49,926 66,568 69,708 99,852 139,416 199,704 307,877 615,754 923,631 1,231,508 1,847,262 2,463,016 3,694,524 and 7,389,048, with no remainder.

Since 7,389,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,389,048, 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).