Q: Is 8,264,610 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,264,610 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 8,264,610 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 30 45 90 229 401 458 687 802 1,145 1,203 1,374 2,005 2,061 2,290 2,406 3,435 3,609 4,010 4,122 6,015 6,870 7,218 10,305 12,030 18,045 20,610 36,090 91,829 183,658 275,487 459,145 550,974 826,461 918,290 1,377,435 1,652,922 2,754,870 4,132,305 and 8,264,610, with no remainder.

Since 8,264,610 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,264,610, 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).