Q: Is 7,617,344 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,617,344 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 7,617,344 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 49 56 64 98 112 196 224 343 347 392 448 686 694 784 1,372 1,388 1,568 2,429 2,744 2,776 3,136 4,858 5,488 5,552 9,716 10,976 11,104 17,003 19,432 21,952 22,208 34,006 38,864 68,012 77,728 119,021 136,024 155,456 238,042 272,048 476,084 544,096 952,168 1,088,192 1,904,336 3,808,672 and 7,617,344, with no remainder.

Since 7,617,344 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,617,344, 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).