Q: Is 7,560,126 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,560,126 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 7,560,126 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 29 42 58 63 87 126 174 203 261 406 522 609 1,218 1,827 2,069 3,654 4,138 6,207 12,414 14,483 18,621 28,966 37,242 43,449 60,001 86,898 120,002 130,347 180,003 260,694 360,006 420,007 540,009 840,014 1,080,018 1,260,021 2,520,042 3,780,063 and 7,560,126, with no remainder.

Since 7,560,126 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,560,126, 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).