Q: Is 7,471,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,471,320 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 7,471,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 23 24 30 40 46 60 69 92 115 120 138 184 230 276 345 460 552 690 920 1,380 2,707 2,760 5,414 8,121 10,828 13,535 16,242 21,656 27,070 32,484 40,605 54,140 62,261 64,968 81,210 108,280 124,522 162,420 186,783 249,044 311,305 324,840 373,566 498,088 622,610 747,132 933,915 1,245,220 1,494,264 1,867,830 2,490,440 3,735,660 and 7,471,320, with no remainder.

Since 7,471,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,471,320, 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).