Q: Is 7,842,096 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,842,096 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 7,842,096 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 36 48 54 72 81 108 144 162 216 243 324 432 486 648 972 1,296 1,944 2,017 3,888 4,034 6,051 8,068 12,102 16,136 18,153 24,204 32,272 36,306 48,408 54,459 72,612 96,816 108,918 145,224 163,377 217,836 290,448 326,754 435,672 490,131 653,508 871,344 980,262 1,307,016 1,960,524 2,614,032 3,921,048 and 7,842,096, with no remainder.

Since 7,842,096 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,842,096, 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).