Q: Is 8,165,710 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,165,710 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 8,165,710 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 31 35 53 62 70 71 106 142 155 217 265 310 355 371 434 497 530 710 742 994 1,085 1,643 1,855 2,170 2,201 2,485 3,286 3,710 3,763 4,402 4,970 7,526 8,215 11,005 11,501 15,407 16,430 18,815 22,010 23,002 26,341 30,814 37,630 52,682 57,505 77,035 115,010 116,653 131,705 154,070 233,306 263,410 583,265 816,571 1,166,530 1,633,142 4,082,855 and 8,165,710, with no remainder.

Since 8,165,710 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,165,710, 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).