Q: Is 8,249,610 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,249,610 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 8,249,610 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 19 30 38 41 57 82 95 114 123 190 205 246 285 353 410 570 615 706 779 1,059 1,230 1,558 1,765 2,118 2,337 3,530 3,895 4,674 5,295 6,707 7,790 10,590 11,685 13,414 14,473 20,121 23,370 28,946 33,535 40,242 43,419 67,070 72,365 86,838 100,605 144,730 201,210 217,095 274,987 434,190 549,974 824,961 1,374,935 1,649,922 2,749,870 4,124,805 and 8,249,610, with no remainder.

Since 8,249,610 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,249,610, 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).