Q: Is 7,531,860 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,531,860 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 7,531,860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 30 35 42 60 70 79 84 105 140 158 210 227 237 316 395 420 454 474 553 681 790 908 948 1,106 1,135 1,185 1,362 1,580 1,589 1,659 2,212 2,270 2,370 2,724 2,765 3,178 3,318 3,405 4,540 4,740 4,767 5,530 6,356 6,636 6,810 7,945 8,295 9,534 11,060 13,620 15,890 16,590 17,933 19,068 23,835 31,780 33,180 35,866 47,670 53,799 71,732 89,665 95,340 107,598 125,531 179,330 215,196 251,062 268,995 358,660 376,593 502,124 537,990 627,655 753,186 1,075,980 1,255,310 1,506,372 1,882,965 2,510,620 3,765,930 and 7,531,860, with no remainder.

Since 7,531,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,531,860, 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).