Q: Is 7,396,434 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,396,434 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 7,396,434 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 19 27 38 54 57 81 89 114 162 171 178 243 267 342 486 513 534 729 801 1,026 1,458 1,539 1,602 1,691 2,187 2,403 3,078 3,382 4,374 4,617 4,806 5,073 7,209 9,234 10,146 13,851 14,418 15,219 21,627 27,702 30,438 41,553 43,254 45,657 64,881 83,106 91,314 129,762 136,971 194,643 273,942 389,286 410,913 821,826 1,232,739 2,465,478 3,698,217 and 7,396,434, with no remainder.

Since 7,396,434 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,396,434, 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).