Q: Is 7,306,740 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,306,740 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 7,306,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 27 28 30 35 36 42 45 54 60 63 70 84 90 105 108 126 135 140 180 189 210 252 270 315 378 420 540 630 756 945 1,260 1,890 1,933 3,780 3,866 5,799 7,732 9,665 11,598 13,531 17,397 19,330 23,196 27,062 28,995 34,794 38,660 40,593 52,191 54,124 57,990 67,655 69,588 81,186 86,985 104,382 115,980 121,779 135,310 162,372 173,970 202,965 208,764 243,558 260,955 270,620 347,940 365,337 405,930 487,116 521,910 608,895 730,674 811,860 1,043,820 1,217,790 1,461,348 1,826,685 2,435,580 3,653,370 and 7,306,740, with no remainder.

Since 7,306,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,306,740, 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).