Q: Is 8,017,290 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,017,290 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 8,017,290 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 30 45 90 229 389 458 687 778 1,145 1,167 1,374 1,945 2,061 2,290 2,334 3,435 3,501 3,890 4,122 5,835 6,870 7,002 10,305 11,670 17,505 20,610 35,010 89,081 178,162 267,243 445,405 534,486 801,729 890,810 1,336,215 1,603,458 2,672,430 4,008,645 and 8,017,290, with no remainder.

Since 8,017,290 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,017,290, 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).