Q: Is 7,687,602 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,687,602 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 7,687,602 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 27 39 47 54 78 94 117 141 233 234 282 351 423 466 611 699 702 846 1,222 1,269 1,398 1,833 2,097 2,538 3,029 3,666 4,194 5,499 6,058 6,291 9,087 10,951 10,998 12,582 16,497 18,174 21,902 27,261 32,853 32,994 54,522 65,706 81,783 98,559 142,363 163,566 197,118 284,726 295,677 427,089 591,354 854,178 1,281,267 2,562,534 3,843,801 and 7,687,602, with no remainder.

Since 7,687,602 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,687,602, 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).