Q: Is 7,473,540 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,473,540 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 7,473,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 17 20 30 34 51 60 68 85 102 170 204 255 289 340 431 510 578 862 867 1,020 1,156 1,293 1,445 1,724 1,734 2,155 2,586 2,890 3,468 4,310 4,335 5,172 5,780 6,465 7,327 8,620 8,670 12,930 14,654 17,340 21,981 25,860 29,308 36,635 43,962 73,270 87,924 109,905 124,559 146,540 219,810 249,118 373,677 439,620 498,236 622,795 747,354 1,245,590 1,494,708 1,868,385 2,491,180 3,736,770 and 7,473,540, with no remainder.

Since 7,473,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,473,540, 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).