Q: Is 7,560,216 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,560,216 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 7,560,216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 54 72 81 108 162 216 243 324 486 648 972 1,944 3,889 7,778 11,667 15,556 23,334 31,112 35,001 46,668 70,002 93,336 105,003 140,004 210,006 280,008 315,009 420,012 630,018 840,024 945,027 1,260,036 1,890,054 2,520,072 3,780,108 and 7,560,216, with no remainder.

Since 7,560,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,560,216, 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).