Q: Is 7,576,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,576,500 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 7,576,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 125 150 250 300 375 500 750 1,500 5,051 10,102 15,153 20,204 25,255 30,306 50,510 60,612 75,765 101,020 126,275 151,530 252,550 303,060 378,825 505,100 631,375 757,650 1,262,750 1,515,300 1,894,125 2,525,500 3,788,250 and 7,576,500, with no remainder.

Since 7,576,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,576,500, 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).