Q: Is 7,988,750 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,988,750 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 7,988,750 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 11 14 22 25 35 50 55 70 77 83 110 125 154 166 175 250 275 350 385 415 550 581 625 770 830 875 913 1,162 1,250 1,375 1,750 1,826 1,925 2,075 2,750 2,905 3,850 4,150 4,375 4,565 5,810 6,391 6,875 8,750 9,130 9,625 10,375 12,782 13,750 14,525 19,250 20,750 22,825 29,050 31,955 45,650 48,125 51,875 63,910 72,625 96,250 103,750 114,125 145,250 159,775 228,250 319,550 363,125 570,625 726,250 798,875 1,141,250 1,597,750 3,994,375 and 7,988,750, with no remainder.

Since 7,988,750 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,988,750, 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).