Q: Is 7,536,450 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,536,450 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 7,536,450 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 47 50 75 94 141 150 235 282 470 705 1,069 1,175 1,410 2,138 2,350 3,207 3,525 5,345 6,414 7,050 10,690 16,035 26,725 32,070 50,243 53,450 80,175 100,486 150,729 160,350 251,215 301,458 502,430 753,645 1,256,075 1,507,290 2,512,150 3,768,225 and 7,536,450, with no remainder.

Since 7,536,450 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,536,450, 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).