Q: Is 7,435,935 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,435,935 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 7,435,935 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 13 15 19 27 39 45 57 65 95 117 135 171 195 223 247 285 351 513 585 669 741 855 1,115 1,235 1,755 2,007 2,223 2,565 2,899 3,345 3,705 4,237 6,021 6,669 8,697 10,035 11,115 12,711 14,495 21,185 26,091 30,105 33,345 38,133 43,485 55,081 63,555 78,273 114,399 130,455 165,243 190,665 275,405 391,365 495,729 571,995 826,215 1,487,187 2,478,645 and 7,435,935, with no remainder.

Since 7,435,935 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,435,935, 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).