Q: Is 7,660,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,660,500 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 7,660,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 125 150 250 300 375 500 750 1,500 5,107 10,214 15,321 20,428 25,535 30,642 51,070 61,284 76,605 102,140 127,675 153,210 255,350 306,420 383,025 510,700 638,375 766,050 1,276,750 1,532,100 1,915,125 2,553,500 3,830,250 and 7,660,500, with no remainder.

Since 7,660,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,660,500, 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).