Q: Is 7,406,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,406,280 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 7,406,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 56 60 63 70 72 84 90 105 120 126 140 168 180 210 252 280 315 360 420 504 630 840 1,260 2,520 2,939 5,878 8,817 11,756 14,695 17,634 20,573 23,512 26,451 29,390 35,268 41,146 44,085 52,902 58,780 61,719 70,536 82,292 88,170 102,865 105,804 117,560 123,438 132,255 164,584 176,340 185,157 205,730 211,608 246,876 264,510 308,595 352,680 370,314 411,460 493,752 529,020 617,190 740,628 822,920 925,785 1,058,040 1,234,380 1,481,256 1,851,570 2,468,760 3,703,140 and 7,406,280, with no remainder.

Since 7,406,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,406,280, 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).