Q: Is 7,474,592 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,474,592 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 7,474,592 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 37 59 74 107 118 148 214 236 296 428 472 592 856 944 1,184 1,712 1,888 2,183 3,424 3,959 4,366 6,313 7,918 8,732 12,626 15,836 17,464 25,252 31,672 34,928 50,504 63,344 69,856 101,008 126,688 202,016 233,581 467,162 934,324 1,868,648 3,737,296 and 7,474,592, with no remainder.

Since 7,474,592 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,474,592, 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).