Q: Is 7,479,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,479,480 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 7,479,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 157 314 397 471 628 785 794 942 1,191 1,256 1,570 1,588 1,884 1,985 2,355 2,382 3,140 3,176 3,768 3,970 4,710 4,764 5,955 6,280 7,940 9,420 9,528 11,910 15,880 18,840 23,820 47,640 62,329 124,658 186,987 249,316 311,645 373,974 498,632 623,290 747,948 934,935 1,246,580 1,495,896 1,869,870 2,493,160 3,739,740 and 7,479,480, with no remainder.

Since 7,479,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,479,480, 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).