Q: Is 7,430,136 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,430,136 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 7,430,136 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 47 56 84 94 141 168 188 282 329 376 564 658 941 987 1,128 1,316 1,882 1,974 2,632 2,823 3,764 3,948 5,646 6,587 7,528 7,896 11,292 13,174 19,761 22,584 26,348 39,522 44,227 52,696 79,044 88,454 132,681 158,088 176,908 265,362 309,589 353,816 530,724 619,178 928,767 1,061,448 1,238,356 1,857,534 2,476,712 3,715,068 and 7,430,136, with no remainder.

Since 7,430,136 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,430,136, 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).