Q: Is 7,408,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,408,440 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 7,408,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 24 26 30 36 39 40 45 52 60 65 72 78 90 104 117 120 130 156 180 195 234 260 312 360 390 468 520 585 780 936 1,170 1,560 1,583 2,340 3,166 4,680 4,749 6,332 7,915 9,498 12,664 14,247 15,830 18,996 20,579 23,745 28,494 31,660 37,992 41,158 47,490 56,988 61,737 63,320 71,235 82,316 94,980 102,895 113,976 123,474 142,470 164,632 185,211 189,960 205,790 246,948 284,940 308,685 370,422 411,580 493,896 569,880 617,370 740,844 823,160 926,055 1,234,740 1,481,688 1,852,110 2,469,480 3,704,220 and 7,408,440, with no remainder.

Since 7,408,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,408,440, 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).