Q: Is 7,531,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,531,560 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 7,531,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 60 72 90 120 180 360 20,921 41,842 62,763 83,684 104,605 125,526 167,368 188,289 209,210 251,052 313,815 376,578 418,420 502,104 627,630 753,156 836,840 941,445 1,255,260 1,506,312 1,882,890 2,510,520 3,765,780 and 7,531,560, with no remainder.

Since 7,531,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,531,560, 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).