Q: Is 7,503,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,503,500 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 7,503,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 43 50 86 100 125 172 215 250 349 430 500 698 860 1,075 1,396 1,745 2,150 3,490 4,300 5,375 6,980 8,725 10,750 15,007 17,450 21,500 30,014 34,900 43,625 60,028 75,035 87,250 150,070 174,500 300,140 375,175 750,350 1,500,700 1,875,875 3,751,750 and 7,503,500, with no remainder.

Since 7,503,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,503,500, 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).