Q: Is 7,598,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,598,720 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 7,598,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 31 32 40 62 64 80 124 128 155 160 248 310 320 383 496 620 640 766 992 1,240 1,532 1,915 1,984 2,480 3,064 3,830 3,968 4,960 6,128 7,660 9,920 11,873 12,256 15,320 19,840 23,746 24,512 30,640 47,492 49,024 59,365 61,280 94,984 118,730 122,560 189,968 237,460 245,120 379,936 474,920 759,872 949,840 1,519,744 1,899,680 3,799,360 and 7,598,720, with no remainder.

Since 7,598,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,598,720, 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).