Q: Is 7,523,250 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,523,250 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 7,523,250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 25 30 35 42 50 70 75 105 125 150 175 210 250 350 375 525 750 875 1,050 1,433 1,750 2,625 2,866 4,299 5,250 7,165 8,598 10,031 14,330 20,062 21,495 30,093 35,825 42,990 50,155 60,186 71,650 100,310 107,475 150,465 179,125 214,950 250,775 300,930 358,250 501,550 537,375 752,325 1,074,750 1,253,875 1,504,650 2,507,750 3,761,625 and 7,523,250, with no remainder.

Since 7,523,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,523,250, 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).