Q: Is 7,437,045 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,437,045 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 7,437,045 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 11 15 21 33 35 47 55 77 105 137 141 165 231 235 329 385 411 517 685 705 959 987 1,155 1,507 1,551 1,645 2,055 2,585 2,877 3,619 4,521 4,795 4,935 6,439 7,535 7,755 10,549 10,857 14,385 18,095 19,317 22,605 31,647 32,195 45,073 52,745 54,285 70,829 96,585 135,219 158,235 212,487 225,365 354,145 495,803 676,095 1,062,435 1,487,409 2,479,015 and 7,437,045, with no remainder.

Since 7,437,045 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,437,045, 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).