Q: Is 7,935,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,935,720 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 7,935,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 20 24 26 30 39 40 52 60 65 78 104 120 130 156 195 260 312 390 520 780 1,560 5,087 10,174 15,261 20,348 25,435 30,522 40,696 50,870 61,044 66,131 76,305 101,740 122,088 132,262 152,610 198,393 203,480 264,524 305,220 330,655 396,786 529,048 610,440 661,310 793,572 991,965 1,322,620 1,587,144 1,983,930 2,645,240 3,967,860 and 7,935,720, with no remainder.

Since 7,935,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,935,720, 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).