Q: Is 7,755,888 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,755,888 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 7,755,888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 41 42 48 56 82 84 112 123 164 168 246 287 328 336 492 563 574 656 861 984 1,126 1,148 1,689 1,722 1,968 2,252 2,296 3,378 3,444 3,941 4,504 4,592 6,756 6,888 7,882 9,008 11,823 13,512 13,776 15,764 23,083 23,646 27,024 31,528 46,166 47,292 63,056 69,249 92,332 94,584 138,498 161,581 184,664 189,168 276,996 323,162 369,328 484,743 553,992 646,324 969,486 1,107,984 1,292,648 1,938,972 2,585,296 3,877,944 and 7,755,888, with no remainder.

Since 7,755,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,755,888, 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).