Q: Is 7,236,950 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,236,950 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 7,236,950 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 23 25 29 31 35 46 50 58 62 70 115 145 155 161 175 203 217 230 290 310 322 350 406 434 575 667 713 725 775 805 899 1,015 1,085 1,150 1,334 1,426 1,450 1,550 1,610 1,798 2,030 2,170 3,335 3,565 4,025 4,495 4,669 4,991 5,075 5,425 6,293 6,670 7,130 8,050 8,990 9,338 9,982 10,150 10,850 12,586 16,675 17,825 20,677 22,475 23,345 24,955 31,465 33,350 35,650 41,354 44,950 46,690 49,910 62,930 103,385 116,725 124,775 144,739 157,325 206,770 233,450 249,550 289,478 314,650 516,925 723,695 1,033,850 1,447,390 3,618,475 and 7,236,950, with no remainder.

Since 7,236,950 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,236,950, 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).