Q: Is 7,533,012 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,533,012 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 7,533,012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 41 61 82 122 123 164 183 244 246 251 366 492 502 732 753 1,004 1,506 2,501 3,012 5,002 7,503 10,004 10,291 15,006 15,311 20,582 30,012 30,622 30,873 41,164 45,933 61,244 61,746 91,866 123,492 183,732 627,751 1,255,502 1,883,253 2,511,004 3,766,506 and 7,533,012, with no remainder.

Since 7,533,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,533,012, 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).