Q: Is 8,263,780 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,263,780 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 8,263,780 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 67 70 134 140 268 335 469 670 881 938 1,340 1,762 1,876 2,345 3,524 4,405 4,690 6,167 8,810 9,380 12,334 17,620 24,668 30,835 59,027 61,670 118,054 123,340 236,108 295,135 413,189 590,270 826,378 1,180,540 1,652,756 2,065,945 4,131,890 and 8,263,780, with no remainder.

Since 8,263,780 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,263,780, 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).