Q: Is 7,515,690 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,515,690 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 7,515,690 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 13 14 15 21 26 30 35 39 42 65 70 78 91 105 130 182 195 210 273 390 455 546 910 1,365 2,730 2,753 5,506 8,259 13,765 16,518 19,271 27,530 35,789 38,542 41,295 57,813 71,578 82,590 96,355 107,367 115,626 178,945 192,710 214,734 250,523 289,065 357,890 501,046 536,835 578,130 751,569 1,073,670 1,252,615 1,503,138 2,505,230 3,757,845 and 7,515,690, with no remainder.

Since 7,515,690 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,515,690, 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).