Q: Is 7,583,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,583,500 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 7,583,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 29 50 58 100 116 125 145 250 290 500 523 580 725 1,046 1,450 2,092 2,615 2,900 3,625 5,230 7,250 10,460 13,075 14,500 15,167 26,150 30,334 52,300 60,668 65,375 75,835 130,750 151,670 261,500 303,340 379,175 758,350 1,516,700 1,895,875 3,791,750 and 7,583,500, with no remainder.

Since 7,583,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,583,500, 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).