Q: Is 7,867,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,867,500 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 7,867,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 125 150 250 300 375 500 625 750 1,049 1,250 1,500 1,875 2,098 2,500 3,147 3,750 4,196 5,245 6,294 7,500 10,490 12,588 15,735 20,980 26,225 31,470 52,450 62,940 78,675 104,900 131,125 157,350 262,250 314,700 393,375 524,500 655,625 786,750 1,311,250 1,573,500 1,966,875 2,622,500 3,933,750 and 7,867,500, with no remainder.

Since 7,867,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,867,500, 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).