Q: Is 7,509,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,509,000 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 7,509,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 100 120 125 150 200 250 300 375 500 600 750 1,000 1,500 2,503 3,000 5,006 7,509 10,012 12,515 15,018 20,024 25,030 30,036 37,545 50,060 60,072 62,575 75,090 100,120 125,150 150,180 187,725 250,300 300,360 312,875 375,450 500,600 625,750 750,900 938,625 1,251,500 1,501,800 1,877,250 2,503,000 3,754,500 and 7,509,000, with no remainder.

Since 7,509,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,509,000, 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).