Q: Is 7,406,208 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,406,208 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 7,406,208 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 64 72 96 108 128 144 192 216 288 384 432 576 864 1,152 1,728 2,143 3,456 4,286 6,429 8,572 12,858 17,144 19,287 25,716 34,288 38,574 51,432 57,861 68,576 77,148 102,864 115,722 137,152 154,296 205,728 231,444 274,304 308,592 411,456 462,888 617,184 822,912 925,776 1,234,368 1,851,552 2,468,736 3,703,104 and 7,406,208, with no remainder.

Since 7,406,208 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,406,208, 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).