Q: Is 7,894,512 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,894,512 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 7,894,512 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 73 144 146 219 292 438 584 657 751 876 1,168 1,314 1,502 1,752 2,253 2,628 3,004 3,504 4,506 5,256 6,008 6,759 9,012 10,512 12,016 13,518 18,024 27,036 36,048 54,072 54,823 108,144 109,646 164,469 219,292 328,938 438,584 493,407 657,876 877,168 986,814 1,315,752 1,973,628 2,631,504 3,947,256 and 7,894,512, with no remainder.

Since 7,894,512 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,894,512, 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).