Q: Is 7,542,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,542,300 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 7,542,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 31 50 60 62 75 93 100 124 150 155 186 300 310 372 465 620 775 811 930 1,550 1,622 1,860 2,325 2,433 3,100 3,244 4,055 4,650 4,866 8,110 9,300 9,732 12,165 16,220 20,275 24,330 25,141 40,550 48,660 50,282 60,825 75,423 81,100 100,564 121,650 125,705 150,846 243,300 251,410 301,692 377,115 502,820 628,525 754,230 1,257,050 1,508,460 1,885,575 2,514,100 3,771,150 and 7,542,300, with no remainder.

Since 7,542,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,542,300, 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).