Q: Is 8,269,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,269,760 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 8,269,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 43 64 80 86 160 172 215 320 344 430 601 688 860 1,202 1,376 1,720 2,404 2,752 3,005 3,440 4,808 6,010 6,880 9,616 12,020 13,760 19,232 24,040 25,843 38,464 48,080 51,686 96,160 103,372 129,215 192,320 206,744 258,430 413,488 516,860 826,976 1,033,720 1,653,952 2,067,440 4,134,880 and 8,269,760, with no remainder.

Since 8,269,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,269,760, 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).