Q: Is 7,612,860 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,612,860 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 7,612,860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 181 362 543 701 724 905 1,086 1,402 1,810 2,103 2,172 2,715 2,804 3,505 3,620 4,206 5,430 7,010 8,412 10,515 10,860 14,020 21,030 42,060 126,881 253,762 380,643 507,524 634,405 761,286 1,268,810 1,522,572 1,903,215 2,537,620 3,806,430 and 7,612,860, with no remainder.

Since 7,612,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,612,860, 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).