Q: Is 7,457,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,457,040 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 7,457,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 120 144 180 240 360 720 10,357 20,714 31,071 41,428 51,785 62,142 82,856 93,213 103,570 124,284 155,355 165,712 186,426 207,140 248,568 310,710 372,852 414,280 466,065 497,136 621,420 745,704 828,560 932,130 1,242,840 1,491,408 1,864,260 2,485,680 3,728,520 and 7,457,040, with no remainder.

Since 7,457,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,457,040, 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).