Q: Is 7,474,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,474,800 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 7,474,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 150 200 240 300 400 600 1,200 6,229 12,458 18,687 24,916 31,145 37,374 49,832 62,290 74,748 93,435 99,664 124,580 149,496 155,725 186,870 249,160 298,992 311,450 373,740 467,175 498,320 622,900 747,480 934,350 1,245,800 1,494,960 1,868,700 2,491,600 3,737,400 and 7,474,800, with no remainder.

Since 7,474,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,474,800, 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).