Q: Is 7,466,145 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,466,145 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 7,466,145 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 17 19 23 51 57 67 69 85 95 115 201 255 285 323 335 345 391 437 969 1,005 1,139 1,173 1,273 1,311 1,541 1,615 1,955 2,185 3,417 3,819 4,623 4,845 5,695 5,865 6,365 6,555 7,429 7,705 17,085 19,095 21,641 22,287 23,115 26,197 29,279 37,145 64,923 78,591 87,837 108,205 111,435 130,985 146,395 324,615 392,955 439,185 497,743 1,493,229 2,488,715 and 7,466,145, with no remainder.

Since 7,466,145 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,466,145, 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).