Q: Is 8,271,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,271,480 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 8,271,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 43 56 60 70 84 86 105 120 129 140 168 172 210 215 229 258 280 301 344 420 430 458 516 602 645 687 840 860 903 916 1,032 1,145 1,204 1,290 1,374 1,505 1,603 1,720 1,806 1,832 2,290 2,408 2,580 2,748 3,010 3,206 3,435 3,612 4,515 4,580 4,809 5,160 5,496 6,020 6,412 6,870 7,224 8,015 9,030 9,160 9,618 9,847 12,040 12,824 13,740 16,030 18,060 19,236 19,694 24,045 27,480 29,541 32,060 36,120 38,472 39,388 48,090 49,235 59,082 64,120 68,929 78,776 96,180 98,470 118,164 137,858 147,705 192,360 196,940 206,787 236,328 275,716 295,410 344,645 393,880 413,574 551,432 590,820 689,290 827,148 1,033,935 1,181,640 1,378,580 1,654,296 2,067,870 2,757,160 4,135,740 and 8,271,480, with no remainder.

Since 8,271,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,271,480, 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).