Q: Is 7,717,650 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,717,650 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 7,717,650 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 23 25 30 46 50 69 75 115 138 150 230 345 575 690 1,150 1,725 2,237 3,450 4,474 6,711 11,185 13,422 22,370 33,555 51,451 55,925 67,110 102,902 111,850 154,353 167,775 257,255 308,706 335,550 514,510 771,765 1,286,275 1,543,530 2,572,550 3,858,825 and 7,717,650, with no remainder.

Since 7,717,650 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,717,650, 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).