Q: Is 7,537,140 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,537,140 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 7,537,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 26 30 36 39 45 52 60 65 78 90 117 130 156 180 195 234 260 390 468 585 780 1,170 2,340 3,221 6,442 9,663 12,884 16,105 19,326 28,989 32,210 38,652 41,873 48,315 57,978 64,420 83,746 96,630 115,956 125,619 144,945 167,492 193,260 209,365 251,238 289,890 376,857 418,730 502,476 579,780 628,095 753,714 837,460 1,256,190 1,507,428 1,884,285 2,512,380 3,768,570 and 7,537,140, with no remainder.

Since 7,537,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,537,140, 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).