Q: Is 7,777,368 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,777,368 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 7,777,368 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 109 218 327 436 654 872 981 991 1,308 1,962 1,982 2,616 2,973 3,924 3,964 5,946 7,848 7,928 8,919 11,892 17,838 23,784 35,676 71,352 108,019 216,038 324,057 432,076 648,114 864,152 972,171 1,296,228 1,944,342 2,592,456 3,888,684 and 7,777,368, with no remainder.

Since 7,777,368 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,777,368, 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).