Q: Is 7,646,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,646,700 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 7,646,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 71 75 100 142 150 213 284 300 355 359 426 710 718 852 1,065 1,077 1,420 1,436 1,775 1,795 2,130 2,154 3,550 3,590 4,260 4,308 5,325 5,385 7,100 7,180 8,975 10,650 10,770 17,950 21,300 21,540 25,489 26,925 35,900 50,978 53,850 76,467 101,956 107,700 127,445 152,934 254,890 305,868 382,335 509,780 637,225 764,670 1,274,450 1,529,340 1,911,675 2,548,900 3,823,350 and 7,646,700, with no remainder.

Since 7,646,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,646,700, 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).