Q: Is 7,392,168 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,392,168 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 7,392,168 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 54 56 63 72 84 108 126 168 189 216 252 378 504 756 1,512 4,889 9,778 14,667 19,556 29,334 34,223 39,112 44,001 58,668 68,446 88,002 102,669 117,336 132,003 136,892 176,004 205,338 264,006 273,784 308,007 352,008 410,676 528,012 616,014 821,352 924,021 1,056,024 1,232,028 1,848,042 2,464,056 3,696,084 and 7,392,168, with no remainder.

Since 7,392,168 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,392,168, 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).