Q: Is 7,417,224 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,417,224 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 7,417,224 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 23 24 27 36 46 54 69 72 92 108 138 184 207 216 276 414 552 621 828 1,242 1,493 1,656 2,484 2,986 4,479 4,968 5,972 8,958 11,944 13,437 17,916 26,874 34,339 35,832 40,311 53,748 68,678 80,622 103,017 107,496 137,356 161,244 206,034 274,712 309,051 322,488 412,068 618,102 824,136 927,153 1,236,204 1,854,306 2,472,408 3,708,612 and 7,417,224, with no remainder.

Since 7,417,224 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,417,224, 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).