Q: Is 7,497,555 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,497,555 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 7,497,555 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 13 15 39 65 195 38,449 115,347 192,245 499,837 576,735 1,499,511 2,499,185 and 7,497,555, with no remainder.

Since 7,497,555 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,497,555, 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).