Q: Is 8,198,460 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,198,460 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 8,198,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 37 45 60 74 90 111 148 180 185 222 333 370 444 555 666 740 1,110 1,231 1,332 1,665 2,220 2,462 3,330 3,693 4,924 6,155 6,660 7,386 11,079 12,310 14,772 18,465 22,158 24,620 36,930 44,316 45,547 55,395 73,860 91,094 110,790 136,641 182,188 221,580 227,735 273,282 409,923 455,470 546,564 683,205 819,846 910,940 1,366,410 1,639,692 2,049,615 2,732,820 4,099,230 and 8,198,460, with no remainder.

Since 8,198,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,198,460, 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).