Q: Is 7,284,732 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,284,732 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 7,284,732 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 13 14 21 26 28 39 42 49 52 78 84 91 98 147 156 182 196 273 294 364 546 588 637 953 1,092 1,274 1,906 1,911 2,548 2,859 3,812 3,822 5,718 6,671 7,644 11,436 12,389 13,342 20,013 24,778 26,684 37,167 40,026 46,697 49,556 74,334 80,052 86,723 93,394 140,091 148,668 173,446 186,788 260,169 280,182 346,892 520,338 560,364 607,061 1,040,676 1,214,122 1,821,183 2,428,244 3,642,366 and 7,284,732, with no remainder.

Since 7,284,732 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,284,732, 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).