Q: Is 7,638,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,638,480 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 7,638,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 103 120 144 180 206 240 309 360 412 515 618 720 824 927 1,030 1,236 1,545 1,648 1,854 2,060 2,472 3,090 3,708 4,120 4,635 4,944 6,180 7,416 8,240 9,270 10,609 12,360 14,832 18,540 21,218 24,720 31,827 37,080 42,436 53,045 63,654 74,160 84,872 95,481 106,090 127,308 159,135 169,744 190,962 212,180 254,616 318,270 381,924 424,360 477,405 509,232 636,540 763,848 848,720 954,810 1,273,080 1,527,696 1,909,620 2,546,160 3,819,240 and 7,638,480, with no remainder.

Since 7,638,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,638,480, 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).