Q: Is 7,465,542 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,465,542 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 7,465,542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 49 67 98 134 147 201 294 379 402 469 758 938 1,137 1,407 2,274 2,653 2,814 3,283 5,306 6,566 7,959 9,849 15,918 18,571 19,698 25,393 37,142 50,786 55,713 76,179 111,426 152,358 177,751 355,502 533,253 1,066,506 1,244,257 2,488,514 3,732,771 and 7,465,542, with no remainder.

Since 7,465,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,465,542, 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).