Q: Is 7,497,079 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,497,079 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 7,497,079 can be evenly divided by 1 491 15,269 and 7,497,079, with no remainder.

Since 7,497,079 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,497,079, 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).