Q: Is 10,587,780 a Composite Number?

Why is 10,587,780 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 10,587,780 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 2,801 3,780 5,602 8,403 11,204 14,005 16,806 19,607 25,209 28,010 33,612 39,214 42,015 50,418 56,020 58,821 75,627 78,428 84,030 98,035 100,836 117,642 126,045 151,254 168,060 176,463 196,070 235,284 252,090 294,105 302,508 352,926 378,135 392,140 504,180 529,389 588,210 705,852 756,270 882,315 1,058,778 1,176,420 1,512,540 1,764,630 2,117,556 2,646,945 3,529,260 5,293,890 and 10,587,780, with no remainder.

Since 10,587,780 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,587,780, 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).