Q: Is 7,888,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,888,500 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 7,888,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 100 125 150 180 225 250 300 375 450 500 750 900 1,125 1,500 1,753 2,250 3,506 4,500 5,259 7,012 8,765 10,518 15,777 17,530 21,036 26,295 31,554 35,060 43,825 52,590 63,108 78,885 87,650 105,180 131,475 157,770 175,300 219,125 262,950 315,540 394,425 438,250 525,900 657,375 788,850 876,500 1,314,750 1,577,700 1,972,125 2,629,500 3,944,250 and 7,888,500, with no remainder.

Since 7,888,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,888,500, 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).