Q: Is 7,440 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 7,440 is a composite number.

Why is 7,440 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 7,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 31 40 48 60 62 80 93 120 124 155 186 240 248 310 372 465 496 620 744 930 1,240 1,488 1,860 2,480 3,720 and 7,440, with no remainder.

Since 7,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,440, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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