Q: Is 7,719,950 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,719,950 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 7,719,950 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 23 25 35 46 49 50 70 98 115 137 161 175 230 245 274 322 350 490 575 685 805 959 1,127 1,150 1,225 1,370 1,610 1,918 2,254 2,450 3,151 3,425 4,025 4,795 5,635 6,302 6,713 6,850 8,050 9,590 11,270 13,426 15,755 22,057 23,975 28,175 31,510 33,565 44,114 47,950 56,350 67,130 78,775 110,285 154,399 157,550 167,825 220,570 308,798 335,650 551,425 771,995 1,102,850 1,543,990 3,859,975 and 7,719,950, with no remainder.

Since 7,719,950 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,719,950, 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).