Q: Is 7,489,356 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,489,356 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 7,489,356 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 47 49 84 94 98 141 147 188 196 271 282 294 329 542 564 588 658 813 987 1,084 1,316 1,626 1,897 1,974 2,303 3,252 3,794 3,948 4,606 5,691 6,909 7,588 9,212 11,382 12,737 13,279 13,818 22,764 25,474 26,558 27,636 38,211 39,837 50,948 53,116 76,422 79,674 89,159 152,844 159,348 178,318 267,477 356,636 534,954 624,113 1,069,908 1,248,226 1,872,339 2,496,452 3,744,678 and 7,489,356, with no remainder.

Since 7,489,356 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,489,356, 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).