Q: Is 7,574,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,574,700 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 7,574,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 35 42 50 60 70 75 84 100 105 140 150 175 210 300 350 420 525 700 1,050 2,100 3,607 7,214 10,821 14,428 18,035 21,642 25,249 36,070 43,284 50,498 54,105 72,140 75,747 90,175 100,996 108,210 126,245 151,494 180,350 216,420 252,490 270,525 302,988 360,700 378,735 504,980 541,050 631,225 757,470 1,082,100 1,262,450 1,514,940 1,893,675 2,524,900 3,787,350 and 7,574,700, with no remainder.

Since 7,574,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,574,700, 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).