Q: Is 7,998,660 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,998,660 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 7,998,660 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 37 45 60 74 90 111 148 180 185 222 333 370 444 555 666 740 1,110 1,201 1,332 1,665 2,220 2,402 3,330 3,603 4,804 6,005 6,660 7,206 10,809 12,010 14,412 18,015 21,618 24,020 36,030 43,236 44,437 54,045 72,060 88,874 108,090 133,311 177,748 216,180 222,185 266,622 399,933 444,370 533,244 666,555 799,866 888,740 1,333,110 1,599,732 1,999,665 2,666,220 3,999,330 and 7,998,660, with no remainder.

Since 7,998,660 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,998,660, 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).