Q: Is 7,391,748 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,391,748 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 7,391,748 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 13 14 21 26 28 39 42 49 52 78 84 91 98 147 156 182 196 273 294 364 546 588 637 967 1,092 1,274 1,911 1,934 2,548 2,901 3,822 3,868 5,802 6,769 7,644 11,604 12,571 13,538 20,307 25,142 27,076 37,713 40,614 47,383 50,284 75,426 81,228 87,997 94,766 142,149 150,852 175,994 189,532 263,991 284,298 351,988 527,982 568,596 615,979 1,055,964 1,231,958 1,847,937 2,463,916 3,695,874 and 7,391,748, with no remainder.

Since 7,391,748 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,391,748, 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).