Q: Is 8,121,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,121,240 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 8,121,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 17 18 20 24 30 34 36 40 45 51 60 68 72 85 90 102 120 136 153 170 180 204 255 306 340 360 408 510 612 680 765 1,020 1,224 1,327 1,530 2,040 2,654 3,060 3,981 5,308 6,120 6,635 7,962 10,616 11,943 13,270 15,924 19,905 22,559 23,886 26,540 31,848 39,810 45,118 47,772 53,080 59,715 67,677 79,620 90,236 95,544 112,795 119,430 135,354 159,240 180,472 203,031 225,590 238,860 270,708 338,385 406,062 451,180 477,720 541,416 676,770 812,124 902,360 1,015,155 1,353,540 1,624,248 2,030,310 2,707,080 4,060,620 and 8,121,240, with no remainder.

Since 8,121,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,121,240, 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).