Q: Is 7,511,784 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,511,784 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 7,511,784 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 56 61 84 122 168 183 244 366 427 488 732 733 854 1,281 1,464 1,466 1,708 2,199 2,562 2,932 3,416 4,398 5,124 5,131 5,864 8,796 10,248 10,262 15,393 17,592 20,524 30,786 41,048 44,713 61,572 89,426 123,144 134,139 178,852 268,278 312,991 357,704 536,556 625,982 938,973 1,073,112 1,251,964 1,877,946 2,503,928 3,755,892 and 7,511,784, with no remainder.

Since 7,511,784 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,511,784, 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).