Q: Is 7,698,306 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,698,306 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 7,698,306 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 14 19 21 22 33 38 42 57 66 77 114 133 154 209 231 266 399 418 462 627 798 877 1,254 1,463 1,754 2,631 2,926 4,389 5,262 6,139 8,778 9,647 12,278 16,663 18,417 19,294 28,941 33,326 36,834 49,989 57,882 67,529 99,978 116,641 135,058 183,293 202,587 233,282 349,923 366,586 405,174 549,879 699,846 1,099,758 1,283,051 2,566,102 3,849,153 and 7,698,306, with no remainder.

Since 7,698,306 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,698,306, 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).