Q: Is 7,522,470 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,522,470 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 7,522,470 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 27 30 37 45 54 74 81 90 111 135 162 185 222 251 270 333 370 405 502 555 666 753 810 999 1,110 1,255 1,506 1,665 1,998 2,259 2,510 2,997 3,330 3,765 4,518 4,995 5,994 6,777 7,530 9,287 9,990 11,295 13,554 14,985 18,574 20,331 22,590 27,861 29,970 33,885 40,662 46,435 55,722 67,770 83,583 92,870 101,655 139,305 167,166 203,310 250,749 278,610 417,915 501,498 752,247 835,830 1,253,745 1,504,494 2,507,490 3,761,235 and 7,522,470, with no remainder.

Since 7,522,470 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,522,470, 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).