Q: Is 8,284,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,284,120 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 8,284,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 20 26 40 52 65 89 104 130 178 179 260 356 358 445 520 712 716 890 895 1,157 1,432 1,780 1,790 2,314 2,327 3,560 3,580 4,628 4,654 5,785 7,160 9,256 9,308 11,570 11,635 15,931 18,616 23,140 23,270 31,862 46,280 46,540 63,724 79,655 93,080 127,448 159,310 207,103 318,620 414,206 637,240 828,412 1,035,515 1,656,824 2,071,030 4,142,060 and 8,284,120, with no remainder.

Since 8,284,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,284,120, 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).