Q: Is 7,440,270 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,440,270 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 7,440,270 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 23 30 41 46 69 82 115 123 138 205 230 246 263 345 410 526 615 690 789 943 1,230 1,315 1,578 1,886 2,630 2,829 3,945 4,715 5,658 6,049 7,890 9,430 10,783 12,098 14,145 18,147 21,566 28,290 30,245 32,349 36,294 53,915 60,490 64,698 90,735 107,830 161,745 181,470 248,009 323,490 496,018 744,027 1,240,045 1,488,054 2,480,090 3,720,135 and 7,440,270, with no remainder.

Since 7,440,270 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,440,270, 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).