Q: Is 7,409,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,409,700 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 7,409,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 100 150 180 225 300 450 900 8,233 16,466 24,699 32,932 41,165 49,398 74,097 82,330 98,796 123,495 148,194 164,660 205,825 246,990 296,388 370,485 411,650 493,980 617,475 740,970 823,300 1,234,950 1,481,940 1,852,425 2,469,900 3,704,850 and 7,409,700, with no remainder.

Since 7,409,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,409,700, 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).