Q: Is 8,265,740 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,265,740 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 8,265,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 17 20 23 28 34 35 46 68 70 85 92 115 119 140 151 161 170 230 238 302 322 340 391 460 476 595 604 644 755 782 805 1,057 1,190 1,510 1,564 1,610 1,955 2,114 2,380 2,567 2,737 3,020 3,220 3,473 3,910 4,228 5,134 5,285 5,474 6,946 7,820 10,268 10,570 10,948 12,835 13,685 13,892 17,365 17,969 21,140 24,311 25,670 27,370 34,730 35,938 48,622 51,340 54,740 59,041 69,460 71,876 89,845 97,244 118,082 121,555 179,690 236,164 243,110 295,205 359,380 413,287 486,220 590,410 826,574 1,180,820 1,653,148 2,066,435 4,132,870 and 8,265,740, with no remainder.

Since 8,265,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,265,740, 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).