Q: Is 7,477,704 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,477,704 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 7,477,704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 18 24 26 27 36 39 52 54 72 78 104 108 117 156 216 234 312 351 468 702 936 1,404 2,663 2,808 5,326 7,989 10,652 15,978 21,304 23,967 31,956 34,619 47,934 63,912 69,238 71,901 95,868 103,857 138,476 143,802 191,736 207,714 276,952 287,604 311,571 415,428 575,208 623,142 830,856 934,713 1,246,284 1,869,426 2,492,568 3,738,852 and 7,477,704, with no remainder.

Since 7,477,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,477,704, 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).