Q: Is 7,444,368 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,444,368 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 7,444,368 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 17 18 24 34 36 48 51 68 72 102 136 144 153 204 272 306 408 612 816 1,224 2,448 3,041 6,082 9,123 12,164 18,246 24,328 27,369 36,492 48,656 51,697 54,738 72,984 103,394 109,476 145,968 155,091 206,788 218,952 310,182 413,576 437,904 465,273 620,364 827,152 930,546 1,240,728 1,861,092 2,481,456 3,722,184 and 7,444,368, with no remainder.

Since 7,444,368 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,444,368, 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).