Q: Is 7,716,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,716,240 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 7,716,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 18 20 21 24 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 48 56 60 63 70 72 80 84 90 105 112 120 126 140 144 168 180 210 240 252 280 315 336 360 420 504 560 630 720 840 1,008 1,260 1,531 1,680 2,520 3,062 4,593 5,040 6,124 7,655 9,186 10,717 12,248 13,779 15,310 18,372 21,434 22,965 24,496 27,558 30,620 32,151 36,744 42,868 45,930 53,585 55,116 61,240 64,302 68,895 73,488 85,736 91,860 96,453 107,170 110,232 122,480 128,604 137,790 160,755 171,472 183,720 192,906 214,340 220,464 257,208 275,580 321,510 367,440 385,812 428,680 482,265 514,416 551,160 643,020 771,624 857,360 964,530 1,102,320 1,286,040 1,543,248 1,929,060 2,572,080 3,858,120 and 7,716,240, with no remainder.

Since 7,716,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,716,240, 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).