Q: Is 7,409,535 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,409,535 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 7,409,535 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 15 17 21 35 49 51 85 105 119 147 245 255 357 593 595 735 833 1,779 1,785 2,499 2,965 4,151 4,165 8,895 10,081 12,453 12,495 20,755 29,057 30,243 50,405 62,265 70,567 87,171 145,285 151,215 211,701 352,835 435,855 493,969 1,058,505 1,481,907 2,469,845 and 7,409,535, with no remainder.

Since 7,409,535 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,409,535, 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).