Q: Is 7,795,494 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,795,494 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 7,795,494 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 41 42 54 63 82 123 126 189 246 287 369 378 503 574 738 861 1,006 1,107 1,509 1,722 2,214 2,583 3,018 3,521 4,527 5,166 7,042 7,749 9,054 10,563 13,581 15,498 20,623 21,126 27,162 31,689 41,246 61,869 63,378 95,067 123,738 144,361 185,607 190,134 288,722 371,214 433,083 556,821 866,166 1,113,642 1,299,249 2,598,498 3,897,747 and 7,795,494, with no remainder.

Since 7,795,494 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,795,494, 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).