Q: Is 7,709,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,709,640 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 7,709,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 41 60 82 120 123 164 205 246 328 410 492 615 820 984 1,230 1,567 1,640 2,460 3,134 4,701 4,920 6,268 7,835 9,402 12,536 15,670 18,804 23,505 31,340 37,608 47,010 62,680 64,247 94,020 128,494 188,040 192,741 256,988 321,235 385,482 513,976 642,470 770,964 963,705 1,284,940 1,541,928 1,927,410 2,569,880 3,854,820 and 7,709,640, with no remainder.

Since 7,709,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,709,640, 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).