Q: Is 7,756,749 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,756,749 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 7,756,749 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 11 13 21 27 33 39 41 49 63 77 91 99 117 123 143 147 189 231 273 287 297 351 369 429 441 451 533 539 637 693 819 861 1,001 1,107 1,287 1,323 1,353 1,599 1,617 1,911 2,009 2,079 2,457 2,583 3,003 3,157 3,731 3,861 4,059 4,797 4,851 5,733 5,863 6,027 7,007 7,749 9,009 9,471 11,193 12,177 14,391 14,553 17,199 17,589 18,081 21,021 22,099 26,117 27,027 28,413 33,579 41,041 52,767 54,243 63,063 66,297 78,351 85,239 100,737 123,123 158,301 189,189 198,891 235,053 287,287 369,369 596,673 705,159 861,861 1,108,107 2,585,583 and 7,756,749, with no remainder.

Since 7,756,749 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,756,749, 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).