Q: Is 7,437,768 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,437,768 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 7,437,768 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 24 26 31 39 52 62 78 93 104 124 156 186 248 312 372 403 744 769 806 1,209 1,538 1,612 2,307 2,418 3,076 3,224 4,614 4,836 6,152 9,228 9,672 9,997 18,456 19,994 23,839 29,991 39,988 47,678 59,982 71,517 79,976 95,356 119,964 143,034 190,712 239,928 286,068 309,907 572,136 619,814 929,721 1,239,628 1,859,442 2,479,256 3,718,884 and 7,437,768, with no remainder.

Since 7,437,768 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,437,768, 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).