Q: Is 7,553,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,553,550 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 7,553,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 37 50 74 75 111 150 185 222 370 555 925 1,110 1,361 1,850 2,722 2,775 4,083 5,550 6,805 8,166 13,610 20,415 34,025 40,830 50,357 68,050 100,714 102,075 151,071 204,150 251,785 302,142 503,570 755,355 1,258,925 1,510,710 2,517,850 3,776,775 and 7,553,550, with no remainder.

Since 7,553,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,553,550, 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).