Q: Is 7,684,362 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,684,362 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 7,684,362 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 29 42 54 58 63 87 126 174 189 203 261 378 406 522 609 701 783 1,218 1,402 1,566 1,827 2,103 3,654 4,206 4,907 5,481 6,309 9,814 10,962 12,618 14,721 18,927 20,329 29,442 37,854 40,658 44,163 60,987 88,326 121,974 132,489 142,303 182,961 264,978 284,606 365,922 426,909 548,883 853,818 1,097,766 1,280,727 2,561,454 3,842,181 and 7,684,362, with no remainder.

Since 7,684,362 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,684,362, 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).