Q: Is 7,888,860 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,888,860 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 7,888,860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 27 28 30 35 36 42 45 54 60 63 70 84 90 105 108 126 135 140 180 189 210 252 270 315 378 420 540 630 756 945 1,260 1,890 2,087 3,780 4,174 6,261 8,348 10,435 12,522 14,609 18,783 20,870 25,044 29,218 31,305 37,566 41,740 43,827 56,349 58,436 62,610 73,045 75,132 87,654 93,915 112,698 125,220 131,481 146,090 175,308 187,830 219,135 225,396 262,962 281,745 292,180 375,660 394,443 438,270 525,924 563,490 657,405 788,886 876,540 1,126,980 1,314,810 1,577,772 1,972,215 2,629,620 3,944,430 and 7,888,860, with no remainder.

Since 7,888,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,888,860, 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).