Q: Is 7,468,672 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,468,672 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 7,468,672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 19 32 37 38 64 74 76 83 128 148 152 166 296 304 332 592 608 664 703 1,184 1,216 1,328 1,406 1,577 2,368 2,432 2,656 2,812 3,071 3,154 4,736 5,312 5,624 6,142 6,308 10,624 11,248 12,284 12,616 22,496 24,568 25,232 44,992 49,136 50,464 58,349 89,984 98,272 100,928 116,698 196,544 201,856 233,396 393,088 466,792 933,584 1,867,168 3,734,336 and 7,468,672, with no remainder.

Since 7,468,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,468,672, 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).