Q: Is 7,535,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,535,640 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 7,535,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 56 60 70 84 105 120 140 168 210 280 420 840 8,971 17,942 26,913 35,884 44,855 53,826 62,797 71,768 89,710 107,652 125,594 134,565 179,420 188,391 215,304 251,188 269,130 313,985 358,840 376,782 502,376 538,260 627,970 753,564 941,955 1,076,520 1,255,940 1,507,128 1,883,910 2,511,880 3,767,820 and 7,535,640, with no remainder.

Since 7,535,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,535,640, 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).