Q: Is 7,423,434 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,423,434 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 7,423,434 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 23 27 43 46 54 69 86 129 138 139 207 258 278 387 414 417 621 774 834 989 1,161 1,242 1,251 1,978 2,322 2,502 2,967 3,197 3,753 5,934 5,977 6,394 7,506 8,901 9,591 11,954 17,802 17,931 19,182 26,703 28,773 35,862 53,406 53,793 57,546 86,319 107,586 137,471 161,379 172,638 274,942 322,758 412,413 824,826 1,237,239 2,474,478 3,711,717 and 7,423,434, with no remainder.

Since 7,423,434 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,423,434, 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).