Q: Is 7,534,116 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,534,116 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 7,534,116 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 31 36 43 62 86 93 124 129 157 172 186 258 279 314 372 387 471 516 558 628 774 942 1,116 1,333 1,413 1,548 1,884 2,666 2,826 3,999 4,867 5,332 5,652 6,751 7,998 9,734 11,997 13,502 14,601 15,996 19,468 20,253 23,994 27,004 29,202 40,506 43,803 47,988 58,404 60,759 81,012 87,606 121,518 175,212 209,281 243,036 418,562 627,843 837,124 1,255,686 1,883,529 2,511,372 3,767,058 and 7,534,116, with no remainder.

Since 7,534,116 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,534,116, 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).