Q: Is 7,504,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,504,440 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 7,504,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 23 24 30 40 46 60 69 92 115 120 138 184 230 276 345 460 552 690 920 1,380 2,719 2,760 5,438 8,157 10,876 13,595 16,314 21,752 27,190 32,628 40,785 54,380 62,537 65,256 81,570 108,760 125,074 163,140 187,611 250,148 312,685 326,280 375,222 500,296 625,370 750,444 938,055 1,250,740 1,500,888 1,876,110 2,501,480 3,752,220 and 7,504,440, with no remainder.

Since 7,504,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,504,440, 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).