Q: Is 7,403,994 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,403,994 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 7,403,994 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 27 39 53 54 78 106 117 159 199 234 318 351 398 477 597 689 702 954 1,194 1,378 1,431 1,791 2,067 2,587 2,862 3,582 4,134 5,174 5,373 6,201 7,761 10,547 10,746 12,402 15,522 18,603 21,094 23,283 31,641 37,206 46,566 63,282 69,849 94,923 137,111 139,698 189,846 274,222 284,769 411,333 569,538 822,666 1,233,999 2,467,998 3,701,997 and 7,403,994, with no remainder.

Since 7,403,994 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,403,994, 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).