Q: Is 7,403,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,403,240 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 7,403,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 20 23 26 40 46 52 65 92 104 115 130 184 230 260 299 460 520 598 619 920 1,196 1,238 1,495 2,392 2,476 2,990 3,095 4,952 5,980 6,190 8,047 11,960 12,380 14,237 16,094 24,760 28,474 32,188 40,235 56,948 64,376 71,185 80,470 113,896 142,370 160,940 185,081 284,740 321,880 370,162 569,480 740,324 925,405 1,480,648 1,850,810 3,701,620 and 7,403,240, with no remainder.

Since 7,403,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,403,240, 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).