Q: Is 7,639,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,639,600 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 7,639,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 71 80 100 142 200 269 284 355 400 538 568 710 1,076 1,136 1,345 1,420 1,775 2,152 2,690 2,840 3,550 4,304 5,380 5,680 6,725 7,100 10,760 13,450 14,200 19,099 21,520 26,900 28,400 38,198 53,800 76,396 95,495 107,600 152,792 190,990 305,584 381,980 477,475 763,960 954,950 1,527,920 1,909,900 3,819,800 and 7,639,600, with no remainder.

Since 7,639,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,639,600, 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).