Q: Is 7,909,860 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,909,860 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 7,909,860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 30 35 37 42 60 70 74 84 105 111 140 148 185 210 222 259 370 420 444 509 518 555 740 777 1,018 1,036 1,110 1,295 1,527 1,554 2,036 2,220 2,545 2,590 3,054 3,108 3,563 3,885 5,090 5,180 6,108 7,126 7,635 7,770 10,180 10,689 14,252 15,270 15,540 17,815 18,833 21,378 30,540 35,630 37,666 42,756 53,445 56,499 71,260 75,332 94,165 106,890 112,998 131,831 188,330 213,780 225,996 263,662 282,495 376,660 395,493 527,324 564,990 659,155 790,986 1,129,980 1,318,310 1,581,972 1,977,465 2,636,620 3,954,930 and 7,909,860, with no remainder.

Since 7,909,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,909,860, 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).