Q: Is 7,408,530 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,408,530 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 7,408,530 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 23 27 30 45 46 54 69 90 115 135 138 207 230 270 345 414 621 690 1,035 1,193 1,242 2,070 2,386 3,105 3,579 5,965 6,210 7,158 10,737 11,930 17,895 21,474 27,439 32,211 35,790 53,685 54,878 64,422 82,317 107,370 137,195 161,055 164,634 246,951 274,390 322,110 411,585 493,902 740,853 823,170 1,234,755 1,481,706 2,469,510 3,704,265 and 7,408,530, with no remainder.

Since 7,408,530 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,408,530, 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).